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‘Rs10,000 Salary Dues Led Ex-Staffer to Torch Rs24cr Goods in Surat Textile Mkt’

Summary by Times of India
Surat textile market fire: Police arrest ex-accountant over alleged arson after Rs10,000 salary dispute; blaze destroyed Rs24 crore goods across 17 shops.

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The massive fire that broke out on September 9th at the Shyam Sangini Textile Market in Saroli, Surat, was not an accident but a well-planned conspiracy. An angry accountant, after a dispute with the shop owner over ₹10,000, set the fire using ₹150 worth of petrol, causing damage worth crores. Police have arrested the accused.

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Police have arrested a former employee in connection with the fire at the Shyam Sangini Textile Market in Surat. Goods worth approximately ₹24 crore (approximately $24 million) were destroyed in 17 shops.

A massive fire broke out in the Sangini Textile Market in Surat, Gujarat, on the night of September 9th. Now, following the arrest of the accused, a shocking revelation has emerged that the fire was started by an accountant working in the market. The accused has been identified as Vinod Pandit Sawle (33). During interrogation by the Surat Crime Branch, the accused revealed that he carried out the crime to take revenge on two employers over pendi…

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A massive fire broke out in Surat's Shyam Sangini Textile Market at midnight on September 9, causing damage estimated at ₹24 crore. A police investigation determined the fire was intentionally set. A former shop accountant, after being fired, set the entire market on fire to avenge his employer.

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