IMPHAL: A mob has burnt down a non-public godown of Manipur minister L. Susindro Meitei at Chingarel in Imphal East district, decreasing to ashes plastic pipes price Rs 120 crore moreover different supplies, police mentioned on Saturday. Police mentioned that after setting the godown afire on Friday night time, the mob tried to assault the residence of the minister at Khurai in the identical Imphal East district.
Due to well timed intervention of the safety forces, the assault was prevented and the mob dispersed. Security forces fired a number of rounds of tear gasoline shells until Friday midnight to disperse the mob from the Khurai areas, police mentioned. No casualty was reported within the incident.
The minister, who holds Public Health Engineering, Consumer Affairs, Food Departments, whereas speaking to the media on Saturday mentioned that it was a politically motivated assault.
Earlier, mobs burnt down the residences of a number of ministers, MLAs and leaders of various political events. These embody, the residences of Union Minister Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, Manipur`s lone lady minister Nemcha Kipgen and PWD Minister Konthoujam Govindas, Uripok constituency MLA Raghumani Singh, Sugnoo MLA Okay. Ranjit Singh and Naoriya Pakhanglakpa MLA S. Kebi Devi.
Friday night time`s incident befell whilst incidents of firing between the militants and the safety forces proceed to be reported from totally different locations of Imphal East and Kangpokpi districts.
Police mentioned the mob, comprising women and men, demanded an early answer to the ethnic battle between Meitei and Kuki communities. The mob accused all of the ministers and MLAs of not doing sufficient to finish the Manipur disaster.
