Imphal, April 17 -- A 30-year-old Naga tribal resident of Nongkham Satang Maring village in Manipur's Tengnoupal district sustained severe facial injuries while attempting to intervene in a fight between Myanmar refugees sheltering in the same village, sources stated on Thursday.

According to sources, the incident occurred on Wednesday, around 3:30 pm, during the Myanmar water festival celebrations at the refugee camp near border pillar number 82.

It stated that, D Mordaseng Maring, son of D Korung Maring, was reportedly trying to separate two of the over 150 Myanmar nationals, including women and children, who have been taking shelter at the Nongkham Satang village camp since October 2024.

After the deteriorating security situation in...