KANGPOKPI, May 29: In a suspected act of warning, the residence of a Congress worker was torched by unidentified miscreants suspected to be NSCN-IM militants yesterday night at Panikheti under Irang Part-II DCC of Kangpokpi AC.
The Congress worker has been identified as Dhananjoy Basnet, working for Bhumi Prasad Basnet alias Vikas, intending Congress candidate from Irang Part-II DCC.
The house was burned down to ashes yesterday and the act is suspected to be carried out by NSCN (IM) militants as a warning for supporting and working for the Congress candidate, a reliable source informed.
With the house, his entire properties and belonging were also turned to ashes in the violence, the source added.
Mentioned may be made that the Congress candidate of Irang Part-II Bhumi Prasad Basnet`™s rival is NPF candidate Jonah Chawang of Tapon Naga who is allegedly recommended and supported by NSCN-IM.
Another source also informed that, before the public meeting of Bhumi Prasad Basnet at Panikheti Junior High School on May 23, suspected NSCN-IM militants allegedly threatened the Nepali community of Irang Part-II to avoid the public meeting.
It also added that suspected NSCN-IM militants threatened to make the Gaon Bura sink their teeth into a live bullet as a punishment if they happen to participate in the Congress public meeting.
It is worth mentioning that on that fateful day of the Congress`™ public meeting at Panikheti no participant turned out for the meeting till 12 noon while the local MLA and other dignitaries were already present at the venue even before 10:30 am.
The public meeting began only after 1 pm in the evening on the day at Panikheti.
Another unconfirmed source also informed that Irang Part-I INC candidate Pratiman Kadariya too received several threats from suspected NSCN-IM militant in relation to the upcoming ADC Election.