The driver of the car has been arrested. (Figurative)
Pune:
An auto-rickshaw driver allegedly set fire to a private company security guard in Pune after he was prevented from urinating in a company owner’s van, police said Wednesday.
The security guard, Shankar Wayphalkar (41), received burns in the incident that took place around 1 pm Tuesday in the Bhosari industrial area of Pune in Maharashtra.
The auto-rickshaw driver, Mahendra Balu Kadam (31), was later arrested and a case was brought under sections 307 of the Indian Penal Code (attempted murder) and other relevant provisions, a police officer said.
“On Tuesday afternoon, Wayphalkar was on duty at the firm’s main gate. Kadam, who was passing by, stopped his auto-rickshaw and started urinating on the firm’s owner’s truck,” he added.
When Wayphalkar objected, the auto rickshaw driver got angry.
“Kadam left the scene at that time, but returned around 4:30 pm with a bottle of gasoline. He threw it on Wayphalkar and set it on fire,” the official said.
The security guard suffered burns and is currently under treatment at a private hospital in Pune.
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