Miscreants set afire the house of Manipur village chief

Imphal, March 16 (PTI) Unidentified miscreants set afire the house of a hill village chief in Manipur's Ukhrul district destroying property worth over Rs 25 lakh, police said today. The miscreants burnt the house of village chief Jimik Simthar at Ramrei late last night.

On the basis of Simthar's complaint, a search was carried out. All the menfolk of the village fled soon after the search operation was launched.

Personal enmity or ethnic feud between two village tribes could be the cause of the incident, the sources said.

Only after proper investigation the motive would be known, the sources said.