Man sets neighbour's car on fire instead of firecrackers

Two men were taken into custody in India for setting his neighbour’s car on fire over refusal to burst firecrackers during the Diwali celebrations.

The incident was reported from Banganga locality in the state of Indore.

The Station House Officer of Banganga Rajendra Soni, speaking about the incident, said the suspect – identified as Ravi Rajput – poured petrol on the car of Manish Maurya before setting it alight.

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The incident was caught on a surveillance camera, which helped the law enforcers to apprehend Ravi Rajput.

The suspect, during the questioning, claimed that Manish had prohibited him to burst firecrackers near his vehicle during the festive occasion.

Police are on the hunt for Ravi’s partner in crime Chuchu, also known as Sagar, who allegedly helped him in burning the vehicle.

India sees many firecracker-related incidents taking place during the Diwali season.

Recently, a scary video of five children suffering burns after lighting a firecracker on top of sewers made rounds on social media.

Children while playing with firecrackers material, got caught by fire coming out of sewer main hole.#firecrackers #accident #childrensafety pic.twitter.com/KrbuGtF1Rs

— Rajnish Sharma (@rjsharma91) October 31, 2021

The incident was reported from the Yogi Chowk area in Surat city of Gujrat state.

The clip sees the children burning the firecracker while sitting over the manhole. A fire then erupts and the children had to run for their lives.

Moreover, a father and his son were burnt to death after a stack of fireworks on their moving motorcycle ignited. Three others were injured in the untoward incident.