Imphal, Jan 11 : Following a dispute between two villages over charging an electric transformer, one villager has been severely beaten up by people of the neighbouring village.
The quarrel took place at about 2.30 pm today at Mayang Imphal Bengoon Awang Leikai under Mayang Imphal police station.
On January 7, some people of Bengoon Awang Leikai brought their local electric transformer to the spot where the transformer of Bengoon Makha Leikai transformer is installed for charging.
As the villagers of Bengoon Makha Leikai objected to charging another transformer from their transformer, there was a heated altercation between the two sides.
In a follow-up action of the dispute, Md Amu (30), Siraj Khan (18), Md Dillip (30), Md Jalaluddin (29) and Md Salimuddin (33), all belonging to Bengoon Awang Leikai thrashed one Md Abdul Latif of Bengoon Makha Leikai when he went to Irong Chesaba today.
One mobile phone, one wrist watch and all the money in the wallet of Abdul Latif have also been reportedly confiscated by the assailants.
He is under-going treatment at New Light Hospital at Mayang Imphal.
In connection with the assault, Latif has filed a complaint to police.
Power clashes at Mayang Imphal Bengoon Awang Leikai
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