The incident took place on the afternoon of October 28 along Vaghpara Street No. 17 after advocate Pushpa Bhatt parked near a colleague's residence. Security camera footage documented the suspect dousing the vehicle with an inflammable liquid, striking a match, and recording the fire on his mobile phone before driving away. Local residents initially tried to douse the flames before firefighters arrived to fully extinguish the fire. Officials noted that the accused was frequently agitated by the sound of the vehicle's repeated parking alerts.
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Police intervened after a chronic neighbourhood parking dispute turned into an act of ars…: Police intervened after a chronic neighbourhood parking dispute turned into an act of arson.
Fast-acting local residents and emergency firefighters successfully prevented the vehicle…: Fast-acting local residents and emergency firefighters successfully prevented the vehicle blaze from spreading further.
Security camera footage provided critical visual evidence tracking the suspect's actions…: Security camera footage provided critical visual evidence tracking the suspect's actions and departure from the scene.
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RAJKOT: A man was booked for allegedly setting his neighbour’s car on fire in Morbi after becoming irritated by the vehicle’s parking sensor alerts, police said. The fire caused damage estimated at Rs 3.5 lakh to the car owned by a woman advocate.
Morbi City ‘A’ Division police have registered a case against the accused, identified as Shikhar Jayeshbhai Gohel, for allegedly pouring an inflammable substance on the car and setting it ablaze.
The incident came to light after CCTV footage showing the alleged act went viral.
The footage shows a man approaching the parked car with what appears to be a container of inflammable liquid. He pours the liquid over the vehicle, takes out a matchbox and sets it on fire. Within moments, flames begin to engulf the car.
The man then appears to take out his mobile phone and record the burning vehicle instead of leaving the scene. The footage subsequently shows him unlocking another car parked across the street. He returns towards the burning vehicle before getting into the other car and driving away a few minutes…
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