India, June 15 -- A clash broke out on Sunday morning in Manipur's Imphal East after a Meitei farmer from Leitanpokpi allegedly arrived with a tractor to plough a paddy field in Sadu Lampak, near a Kuki village, police said. No casualties have been reported so far.

The police said that some Kuki villagers reportedly objected, claiming the field did not belong to the farmer. Soon, Meitei residents from a nearby village also arrived, escalating the tension.

The clash broke out around 10 am. The security forces fired some rounds of tear gas shells and mock bombs to disperse the mob.

Security forces, including teams led by the additional superintendent of police (ASP) of Imphal East and central paramilitary personnel, were present at the s...