Indore Shocker: ‘Angry’ Over Girls Smoking, 70-Year-Old Man Sets Cafe on Fire, Arrested (Watch Videos)
A 70-year-old man set a cafe on fire in Indore apparently he was furious after finding girls smoking there, an official said on Wednesday.
Indore, October 11: A 70-year-old man set a cafe on fire in Indore apparently he was furious after finding girls smoking there, an official said on Wednesday. The senior citizen targeted the recreation venue on Tuesday night when it was closed, the official said. The accused was taken into custody after he was identified through CCTV footage, said Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Rajesh Dandotia.
Without sharing his details, the official said that the accused had retired from the Department of Telecommunications. “During initial interrogation, the accused said that he did not like girls smoking in this cafe, hence he got angry and set it on fire,” he said. Police officials, however, said that the accused is repeatedly changing his statement. The exact reason for the arson can be determined only after the completion of the investigation, they said. High Oil Prices To Impact Global Economic Recovery, Says Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri As Israel-Hamas Conflict Sparks Concerns of Oil Price Surge
Though the senior citizen set the cafe, located under the jurisdiction of Lasudia police station, on fire when there was nobody inside, it was completely gutted. The owner suffered a loss of nearly Rs 4 lakh due to the arson, Dandotia said. Dandotia said that a case has been registered against the accused under Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 436 (mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house, etc). Dog at Uttar Pradesh Hospital Video: Canine Relishes on Food Kept Next To Unconscious Patient in Moradabad Govt Hospital, Shocking Clip Surfaces
‘Angry’ Over Girls Smoking, a Senior Citizen Sets Cafe on Fire
Another police official said that the cafe owner told the investigators that the accused had been roaming around his establishment for the last several days.
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