Bengaluru: A gang of miscreants allegedly tried to set the house of a rowdy on fire over a financial dispute.
The incident took place at Betthanagere in Madanayakanahalli police station limits in the early hours of Monday.
The police said that Manja, a rowdysheeter in Madanayakanahalli station, had a financial dispute with a friend, who is said to be a rowdy in Yeshwanthpur.
The duo was allegedly fighting over the issue for the last few months, and the friend decided to teach Manja a lesson.
“Around 1 am on Monday, three people came in an autorickshaw near Manja’s house and set fire to some material and threw it inside the compound and escaped. Some neighbours, who saw the fire, rushed and doused it. Two of Manja’s family members were in the house when the incident occurred. We suspect Mani, Swami and others behind the incident. We have taken up a case and are searching for the accused,” the Madanayakanahalli police said.
The police are investigating the case.
Cars damaged
Three bike-borne men broke six car windshields, including that of the local corporator's car early on Monday morning in Nandini Layout police limits.
According to the police, around 2 am, they received a complaint from the residents of Nandini Layout that six cars, including that of corporator Rajendra Kumar, parked on the same lane were vandalised by the miscreants. The identity of the miscreants is still unknown and the police are going through the CCTV footage for further clues.
