R Lester Makang
UKHRUL, February 17: Tension prevailed in Khangkhui Khunou/Phungdhar after villagers dismantled the house of their village chief allegedly in retribution for double dealing in internal matters and development activities of the village.
Sources on the spot disclosed that around 2 pm today a group of Khangkhui Phungdhar villagers turned up at the chief`s house for a meeting to sort out certain issues besetting the developmental activities of the village. When the chief identified as Samatai Khudai was suddenly found out of station and discussion with his sons turned heated, the enraged mob turned their ire toward the dwelling structure of the chief and destroyed it along with all the household belongings.
In the anger vending act, various household items including a TV set, fridge, almarah, wardrobe sets are damaged by the villagers but no one was hurt in the incident, sources said.
It is worth noting that the villagers of Khangkhui Phungdhar had earlier unanimously endorsed chairmanship after boycotting their headman in 2013 for his alleged act of treachery.
Meanwhile, chairman Daniel Kasar informed media persons this evening that today`s unfortunate incident was compelled by circumstances as the Khudai never mend his ways despite repeated warning.
Kasar further said that Khudai has been involved in various anomalies in the village development activities like PMGSY, MGNREGA, NAMG under IFAD thereby stalling fund for the village while also indulging selling off village resources without public consent.
Consequently, Khudai was notified on February 3 to come clean on all those matters and withdraw his personal complaints to authority to stall fund for community hall construction under IFAD by February 15 last. However, he continued to act on his own whim without heeding the public, Kasar added.
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