Rajkot: A Morbi resident has been booked for allegedly setting a woman advocate’s car on fire after growing irritated by its anti-theft alarm frequently going off. Police said the vehicle was extensively damaged and CCTV footage helped identify the accused.Morbi City ‘A’ Division police registered a case against local resident Shikhar Jayesh Gohel for allegedly pouring a flammable liquid on the car and setting it ablaze, causing damage estimated at Rs 3.5 lakh.Pushpa Bhatt, an advocate who lives on Ravapar Road, told police that she had parked her car near the house of fellow advocate Mahidhar Dave on Vaghpara Street No. 17 around 2pm on Wednesday after returning from work.At about 5pm, Dave called Bhatt and told her that her car had caught fire outside his house. Bhatt and her husband rushed to the spot and saw the vehicle in flames while local residents tried to douse the fire.Emergency services and the fire brigade reached the scene after receiving an alert and put out the blaze. Except for the boot section, the entire vehicle was charred.The cause of the fire came to light when Dave checked CCTV footage from outside his residence. The footage allegedly showed Gohel sprinkling a flammable substance on the vehicle before setting it on fire.Talking to TOI, police inspector Y B Jadeja said, “The complainant and the accused are neighbours. There was an old dispute between them over parking the car. According to preliminary inquiries, the car was often parked near the accused’s residence and he used to get irritated by the car’s anti-theft alarm going off frequently, even if someone passed by.” Police booked Gohel for mischief by fire and causing damage to property.
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