Manipur villagers burn houses of teenage girl 'molesters'

IMPHAL: Angry villagers of Muslim-dominated Keirao Makting in Imphal East district burnt houses of two local youths of the community on Saturday evening, the duo accused of sexually assaulting a minor girl.

A 14-year-old girl of the village went missing after she had gone out to buy household articles from a local grocery shop on Friday evening. Her family lodged a missing person's report with the local police station.

The girl was brought back blindfolded by five unknown persons in the wee hours of Saturday, who came along with her in a car with tinted glass and without a number plate, family members said.