Imphal, July 2 -- More than 35 houses were set ablaze in fresh violence near the Indo-Myanmar border in Manipur's Kamjong district, with Naga and Kuki organisations trading allegations over the attacks that displaced villagers and refugees from Myanmar.

The violence occurred near International Border Pillar 102 and unfolded in two phases, targeting multiple villages in the border region.

According to available information, unidentified armed persons first attacked Phaimol Kuki village at around noon, setting fire to about 15 houses. The violence later spread to the Tangkhul Naga villages of Kongkan Thana and Sangkalok, where another 20 houses, including shelters housing more than 200 Myanmar refugees, were torched.

The incidents forced...