Imphal, July 28 -- Tensions escalated in Manipur's Ukhrul district on Tuesday as Naga and Kuki-Zo civil society organisations traded allegations over the ongoing counter-economic blockade, which entered its third day.

The Working Committee of the Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL) accused Kuki groups of disrupting traffic along National Highway-202 and targeting commuters by stopping vehicles, seizing belongings and setting them on fire.

In a statement, the TNL alleged that around 40 commercial and private vehicles travelling under security escort were intercepted at Shangkai Kuki village and Mahadev Hill. It claimed that the incidents were carried out with the support of militant groups operating under the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreemen...