BJP leader’s Scorpio set on fire outside his home in Agra; CCTV shows how
Family members mistook the noise for Diwali fireworks; police are looking for the man seen on camera.
A man broke a window of a BJP leader’s Scorpio SUV in Agra, poured a flammable liquid inside and set it on fire on Diwali night, CCTV footage shows.
Amar Ujala reported the case on 10 November.
The leader’s family did not notice at first, taking the noise for Diwali fireworks, the paper reported. The CCTV footage later showed what had happened.
The police are trying to find the accused, according to the report. The paper did not give the leader’s name or say whether anyone has been arrested.
It was not known when this story was published whether the family had named any suspect or motive in its complaint.
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