The incident took place after a resident noticed that three men were allegedly trying to steal a two wheeler vehicle parked outside their house.

Once the resident alerted the villagers, the trio tried to flee from the spot using a car. As the car rammed into a nearby post, two men managed to flee from the village, while one man was caught and was beaten to death by the villagers, The Times of India reported.

The deceased, identified as Md Farooque, was an MBA graduate from Manipur who had returned to the state after completing an MBA from Bangalore with start-up grants from the Manipur government.

Following the incident, Manipur police arrested five people, including a personnel of India Reserve Battalion (IRB), The Indian Express reported.