Guwahati, June 15 -- A land dispute escalated into a tense confrontation on Sunday morning between Meitei and Kuki villagers near Sadu Lampak village in Imphal East district, Manipur.

The incident unfolded around 10 am in a paddy field near a Kuki settlement near Sadu Lampak Village.

According to sources, a Meitei farmer from Leitanpokpi (under the Sagolmang police station, Khundrakpam AC)attempted to plough his field with a tractor. Meanwhile, Kuki villagers confronted him, challenging his right to the land, asserting their own ownership.

Sources indicate the Kuki villagers are claiming the field as theirs, while Meitei villagers allege that the Kuki community from Sopheng has encroached upon and begun cultivating over 20 sangam of pa...