Guwahati, July 28 -- A devastating fire broke out at an annexure building of an Upper Primary School in Arunachal Pradesh's West Siang district, reportedly set by unidentified miscreants late Sunday night.

The incident, which came to light on Monday, resulted in the complete destruction of classrooms meant for nursery and early primary students in Lipu Bagra village, located near Aalo town.

According to police, the torched building housed classrooms for nursery, Class I, and Class II students. The West Siang Superintendent of Police, Kardak Riba, described the fire as "shrouded in mystery," noting that there were no eyewitnesses and no emergency call was made to the fire station in Aalo. Even a teacher residing near the school was unawa...