India, Feb. 9 -- At least 20 houses were gutted in an arson attack in Litan village township in Manipur's Ukhrul district early on Monday, following a clash between a Tangkhul Naga man and a Kuki man, officials said.

The incident occurred around 12.30 a.m., hours after the State government imposed prohibitory orders under Section 122 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, from 7 p.m. on Sunday amid rising tension in Litan Sareikhong along the Imphal-Ukhrul road under Litan police station.

Officials said suspected miscreants set fire to houses belonging to members of the Tangkhul Naga community. Videos of the blaze have since circulated widely on social media.

AS Sterling (42), son of late AS Paoshim of Sarkaphung village in Ukhrul...