Manipur unrest: Three govt offices burnt down by unidentified persons

Three government offices, including that of the office of the recently created Kamjong district, were burnt down by unidentified persons in Manipur, which is witnessing an economic blockade imposed by United Naga Council.   

"Around 5 to 6 unidentified persons came to around 3 AM and torched the office of Sub-divisional office," newly appointedDeputy Commissioner Armstrong Pame of Kamjong district told PTI.

 He said the office of the DC Kamjong was temporarily set up within the SDO office, as the newly built office of DCKamjong was yet to be inaugurated.   

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The creation of the Kamjong district, which was carved out from the Ukhrul district, has been strongly protested byvarious Manipur based Naga civil bodies including the TangkhulNaga Long and United Naga Council (UNC) amongst others. 

 In another incident, two rooms of mini Secretariat werealso set on fire by unidentified persons in Ukhrul districtin the wee hours today, a police officer said. P