Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 19, 2009:
Unidentified miscreants set on fire Kakching Khunou Government High School under Waikhong Police Station last night even as similar arson attempt had been made at Wangjing High School.
According to information culled from the site of the incident, at around 9.30 pm yesterday the unidentified miscreants set aflame the room of the principal and the computer room after breaking the locks.
On noticing the leaping flames, people of the surrounding areas rushed and managed to put off the fire but important documents of the schools have been already been destroyed.
Ten computer sets kept in the computer room have also been melted in the heat of the burning inferno apart from destroying tables, chairs, almirah, registers and cash books as well as the ceiling of the rooms.
The total estimated loss in the fire is said to be around Rs 6.50 lakhs.
A police team from Waikhong Police Station today morning visited the school to inspect the damages and seized the computer sets.
According to police, unidentified miscreants also attempted to set on fire the school building of Wangjing High School last night.