Houses set ablaze in separate incidents in Manipur's Kamjong district near Myanmar border

PTI, July 2, 2026, Imphal: Armed militants torched several houses in at least two tribal villages in Manipur's Kamjong district near the India-Myanmar border on Wednesday, officials said.

Around 10 thatched houses were set ablaze at Phaimol village, a Kuki-Zo settlement, at around 12.30 pm.

The village is located about 45 km north-east of Chassad Police Station near the international border, they said.

Officials said villagers were not present at the time of the incident as they had been taking temporary shelter in a nearby village for over a week.

The Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM), the apex body of the Kuki community in the state, strongly condemned the arson and claimed the attacks were carried out by outfits operating from across the border in Myanmar.

It said the continued destruction of villages cannot be dismissed as sporadic law-and-order incidents and reflects a serious security failure requiring urgent intervention.

KIM urged the Centre, the Manipur government and security agencies to take immediate action to prevent further incidents.

In a separate incident, suspected to be a retaliatory attack, militants also torched around eight houses in Kongkan Thana and adjoining areas inhabited by the Tangkhul Naga community in the same district near the international border.