Civil society organisations of Saikul have categorically denied torching any sacred place and said that the sacred Kongba Maru Laiphamlen is safe.
Seimang Lupho, president of Kuki Inpi Saikul Gamkai said that they sent their volunteers to check if at all the Kongba Maru Laiphamlen was actually burned down or damaged as reported by media houses but found that the sacred place was safe.
The volunteers came back with a visual and photo of the Kongba Maru Laiphamlen as evidence, he added.
Strongly refuting the media reports, Lupho lambasted the media houses for providing a stage where journalists deliberately, through their coverage of incidents and events, mislead the audiences at these critical times.
Kuki Women Union Saikuk Gamkai president Neinu Lupheng also condemned the alleged misleading and manipulated reporting of the media houses.
