Police have arrested a 30-year-old man for allegedly setting a fire a police chowki here in Maharashtra, an official said on Tuesday. The incident took place on Monday evenin🎉g and the blaze was immediately do🎉used, he said.
The accused, S��unny Sadanand Kadam, was angry over the Mira Road earlier registering an offence against him, the official said but did not specify the case details. On M🐈onday, Kadam went to the Shanti Park police chowki under Mira Road police limits, sprayed an inflammable material in the premises and set it ablaze using a match stick, the official said.
The personnel present there immediately doused the fire and caught hold of the accused, he said. The man was arrested and a case was registered against him under sections 435 (mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause damage) and 506 (Criminal intimidatio🧜n) of the Indian Penal Code and provisions of the Public Property (Prevention of Damage) Act, the police added.
(With PTI inputs)
