Indo –Myanmar border was sealed today from 7.30 am today freezing the border trade after group of Yongchak sellers from Myanmar and another group from India confronted for selling it at Moreh Keithel. Yongchak – a popular Manipuri food item abundantly available at Myanmar and Myanmar traders used to sell it in large quantity every day at Moreh as well as at Namphalong. Some of the traders belonging to a specific community wanted to prevent the Myanmar traders selling the Yonchak at Namphalong and Moreh following that a confrontation occurred between them. Police and AR team tried to intervene them but the tension remain high among the two groups. MLA of Tengnoupal assembly constituency along with government officials and officials from Myanmar tried to settle the matter but till late hours no solution could be brought between the two groups. Sensing trouble the border remain sealed till late in the evening today.
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