In an untoward incident, the official quarters of Manipur minister Nemcha Kipgen in Lamphel area in Imphal West district was set on fire by unidentified people on Wednesday night, an official said.
No group has owned responsibility for the arson yet.
According to the officials, the incident occurred in connection with the death of nine people in an attack perpetrated by suspected miscreants in a village in the Khamenlok area on Wednesday.
It has been reported that no one was present in the quarters of the Kuki community leader Kipgen when it was torched.
Firefighters reached the spot and doused the flames before the blaze could spread to the neighbourhood.
Attack by miscreants on Wednesday
Earlier, at around 1 am on Wednesday, a fresh attack was launched by suspected militants, which killed at least nine people while ten others were injured in a village in the Khamenlok area of ethnic-clash hit northeastern state of Manipur
They surrounded the villagers of the Khamelok area which shares border with Imphal East district and Kangpoki district and launched the attack at around 1 am.
According to police, the suspected militants were carrying sophisticated weapons.
In the gun battle that ensued, both sides suffered casualties and injuries.
Meanwhile, in abid to ensure peace in the area, the district authorities have curtailed the curfew relaxation hours from the usual 5 am to 6 pm in Imphal East district and Imphal West district to 5 am to 9 am.
