Dr.Thomas (Special Correspondent)
A house belonging to the sister of MLA aspirant of Chickpete constituency was allegedly set on fire in KS garden in SR Nagar in the wee hours of Saturday.
Shahin Taj,owner of the house soon woke up to the chocking sensation and noticed the fire and alerted other members of the family and escaped to the safety.
The fire and emergency control room personal and the police reached the spot and put out the fire.In her complaint Ms.Taj said that a gang of 8 to ten people came poured petrol on the footware stand kept outside the house and set fire before fleeing the spot.
The fire soon engulfed the front portion of the house and was noticed soon. no one injured in the mishap but the house is partially gutted.
Reacting to the incident,KFG Babu,accused his political rival for the incident.They has threatened me and my family members and i needed justice,he said.
The SR Nagar police have taken up a case and are verifying the CCTV footage to identify the accused .
