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Government office set ablaze by miscreants in Manipur

Office of the additional deputy commissioner (ADC) of Ukhrul district of Manipur was set ablaze by some miscreants.

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Office of the additional deputy commissioner (ADC) of Ukhrul district of Manipur was set ablaze by some miscreants, official sources said today.
   
Some miscreants set afire the (ADC) office yesterday, the sources said.
   
They said police would investigate whether the incident was connected with some organisations which had called for indefinite blockade on national highways and against the elections to Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) in Manipur hills.
   
The two phase ADCs election (May 26 and June 2) concluded yesterday, sources said adding that in spite of boycott call given by some Naga organisations, the turnout was recored more than 90%.
    
In spite of opposition from Naga organisations, elections to six ADCs -- Ukrhul, Tamenglong, Chandel, Senapati, Churachandpur and Sadar Hills districts -- ended without any problem, sources said.
    
They said All Naga Students Associations Manipur had called indefinite economic blockade on National Highway 39 (Imphal-Dimapur) and 53 (Imphal-Silchar) about two months ago against the ADCs elections saying enough monetary power was not given to ADCs, a charge strongly denied by the state government.
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