Textile labourer sets Surat factory on fire after owner refuses to lend him money

Sanjay Kumar Singh, the proprietor of Rudra Trading, allegedly suffered a nonaccomplishment of Rs 66.95 lakh arsenic a effect of the fire. The constabulary said Sanjay Singh, a nonmigratory of the Adajan country and autochthonal of Bihar, learned astir the occurrence astatine 2.30 americium connected November 18 erstwhile neighbouring mill proprietor Chandrakant called him. The occurrence brigade rushed to the spot and brought the occurrence nether power wrong 1 hour.

On November 21, Sanjay Singh lodged a ailment against Prasad, a autochthonal of Bihar, with the Udhna police. The constabulary booked Prasad nether Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita Act Section 326(g) (mischief by occurrence oregon explosive substance with intent to destruct location etc.) They arrested him from his location successful the Udhna country connected Friday evening and started a probe.

In his complaint, Sanjay Singh said Prasad had sought Rs 10,000 from his wage arsenic advance, saying helium had nary currency for his regular expenses. Singh said helium gave him Rs 500, told him to bargain groceries and vegetables and asked him to instrumentality successful 1 hour. When Prasad did not travel backmost wrong 1 hour, Sanjay Singh locked the mill and went home, arsenic per the complaint. He besides said that erstwhile helium reviewed the CCTV footage of the mill premises from that nighttime a fewer days later, helium saw Govind moving astir suspiciously.

Talking to the Indian Express, Udhna Police Inspector S N Desai said, “The different mill workers had taken wealth from the proprietor and near for their autochthonal place. Govind was staying and moving successful the factory. After Sanjay Singh refused to springiness him Rs 10,000, Govind returned to the mill astir 11 p.m. and recovered it locked from outside. He broke unfastened the shutter fastener and entered the factory. Inside, helium collected each of his apparel and past acceptable the gathering connected occurrence earlier speeding away. The CCTV footage captured Govid entering and exiting the factory. We arrested him and are present questioning him successful detail.”