Top cop’s son nabbed for burning road side shops

Hyderabad: Son of a Deputy Superintendent of Police rank officer and his friend were taken into custody for setting ablaze two road side shops located behind Alpha hotel in Secunderabad.

At about 3.30 am on Tuesday, fires began erupting from a footwear shop and swiftly spread to the textile shop beside it. On seeing the fire, the locals alerted the fire tenders and staff from Mahankali fire station rushed to the spot and dozed off the blazes before they spread to the neighboring shops, but could not save the property in the shops.

Preliminary investigation by the Market police revealed that two persons on a bike had halted near the shops and lit them up and fled. Based on the clues, the police verified the CC Camera footage from the nearby junctions and identified the bike that roamed in the area for several times.

By evening, the Market Police have taken custody of two students Chiranjeevi and Nishith after analysing the footage. It is reported the one of the accused is son of a DSP rank officer working in Cyberabad.

During police questioning, the accused confessed to have committed the offense in an inebriated state for fun. The duo went to Nagole on Monday night and got heavily drunk. Then they roamed around the city on their bike and reached Secunderabad railway station.

On reaching Secunderabad, they stopped near the road side shops. As soon as the area became deserted, one of the youngsters took petrol from the bike, spilled it on the textile shop and set it ablaze, sources said quoting the confession of the accused.

Late in the evening, Home Minister Nayani Narasimha Reddy visited the spot and enquired about the incident. He also confirmed that police have taken custody of two persons and investigation in the case is on.