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Ex-accountant arrested after Surat textile market fire over wages
Police in Surat arrested Vinod Salve after a fire damaged a textile market.
The fire happened at Shyam Sangini Textile market on September 9.
Police estimate that the damage was about Rs 24 crores.
Salve had worked there as an accountant.
He reportedly left the job about a month before the fire.
Police said he was upset because he had not received Rs 10,000 in salary.
They also said he complained about being harassed by his seniors and the shop owner.
Salve allegedly told police that he wanted to teach the owner a lesson about the importance of money.
Surat Crime Branch arrested former accountant Vinod Salve on Monday over a September 9 market fire.
Police estimated that the fire at Shyam Sangini Textile market caused losses of around Rs 24 crores.
Salve allegedly worked as an accountant at a shop in the Surat market.
Police said he quit about a month earlier after alleged harassment by seniors and the shop owner.
According to police, Salve said he set the fire after the owner refused to pay his pending Rs 10,000 salary.
- Who
- Surat Crime Branch arrested Vinod Salve, a former accountant at a shop in Shyam Sangini Textile market.
- What
- A fire was allegedly set at the textile market, causing an estimated loss of around Rs 24 crores.
- Where
- Shyam Sangini Textile market in Surat, Gujarat.
- When
- The fire occurred on September 9, and Salve was arrested on Monday.
- Why
- Police said Salve allegedly acted after a dispute over his pending Rs 10,000 salary and alleged harassment by his former seniors and shop owner.
Key facts
- Accused
- Vinod Salve, a resident of Dhule district in Maharashtra
- Arresting agency
- Surat Crime Branch
- Fire date
- September 9
- Location
- Shyam Sangini Textile market, Surat
- Estimated loss
- Around Rs 24 crores
- Pending salary
- Rs 10,000
- Former job
- Accountant at a shop in the market
Sources
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