Two abandoned houses were set on fire by miscreants in Imphal West district of Manipur on August 2, an official said.
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Fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the blaze was doused, the official said, adding that no injuries were reported in the incident.
The incident occurred during a time gap between change of guards in the area. The houses were being guarded by Army personnel since those were abandoned by the residents and CRPF personnel were to take over the security of the houses, he said.
The unidentified people torched the houses as the Army personnel were moving out and the CRPF personnel were moving in, the official said.
A separate press release issued by the Manipur Police Control Room stated that the “situation in the state was still volatile and tense but under control” and that “security forces conducted search operations in the vulnerable and fringe areas of the state”.
