Because he was stopped from taking a ‘gutkha’ packet inside a pub in Nagpur, a man returned later the same night and set the place ablaze after dousing it in petrol, feeling ‘humiliated’.
The two men doused a portion of the pub in petrol and then set it on fire. They fled the scene but their act was captured on CCTV cameras. During their investigation, the police examined CCTV footage from the site. The footage showed both accused entering the pub, pouring petrol, and starting the fire.
Because he was carrying a ‘gutkha’ pouch, on Saturday evening, Mohanlal Tiwari, a chef who has worked in 10 countries and now owns a restaurant called Samota in Nagpur’s Jayaprakash Nagar, was entering the pub when he was stopped by a security guard. Because the incident happened in front of his friends Tiwari took his friend to the pub and then told him what he was planning, officials said the 31-year-old felt humiliated. The attack caused damage worth approximately Rs 9 lakh and the pub’s owner, Harish Gavai, lodged a police complaint.
“Both men have been arrested,” said Rajesh Lohi, sub-inspector, Ambazhari Police Station.
The fire broke out at The Cafe Barrel in Shivaji Nagar in the early hours of Sunday and police said on Wednesday that their investigation has revealed that it was a case of arson.
