Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 29 2009:
Some unidentified persons numbering around 60-70 destroyed paddy nurseries for about 50 paris of paddy field which can produce around 20000 tins of paddy on June 16 last at Khamsom village of Senapati district.
A press release of the Khamsom Village Authority said that the group which was accompanied by some camouflage clad individuals also destroyed 25 huts belonging to poor farmers of the village.
The village authority expressed suspicion that it could have been done by the villagers of a nearby village as a vengeance to a boundary dispute.
The VA further added that there are clear cut boundaries between Khamsom village and nearby villages having various evidences and documents.
The Leopaona judiciary court has also given its judgment in favour of Khamsom village, it added.
The VA expressed suspicion that some vested interest persons are in the mood to revenge against the judgment.
Expressing worry that the village may face famine next year due to the destruction, the VA also urged the concerned authority to take up action against the culprits.