Thirteen two-wheelers burnt; panic prevails

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Thirteen two-wheelers were burnt on Kolar main road late on Saturday night but the police are clueless even 24 hours after the incident.

The locals whose bikes were burnt protested and demanded arrest of miscreants, who set ablaze over a dozen two wheelers at Kolar tri-section on Saturday. 

Locals took to road after 13 two wheelers were damaged after they were torched late in the night. Panic prevailed in the area at around 1.30 in the night after parked two wheelers were torched by miscreants near Kolar trisection.

SHO Chunabhatti police Chain Singh Raghuvanshi said seven two wheelers were damaged completely while around half a dozen vehicles were partially damaged. The two wheelers were of people residing in shanties near Kolar trisection. In the investigation, nothing was found regarding the miscreants who have torched the vehicles, he added.

In the area no CCTV camera is installed which could help in revealing the details of the miscreants involved in the arson.

Police have denied any dispute between workers of political parties at local level as party workers of Shiv Sena alleged that negligence had lead to the incident and help required came late which was in vain.

Irate over the delayed rescue operation by fire brigade which came after around an hour alleged the locals protested on the streets in the morning hours and clogged the road which was cleared later and traffic flow was maintained.

The protestors kept damaged vehicles on road and demanded compensation from the administration of the damaged vehicles.

The locals claimed that anti-social elements in the area roam freely and no action is taken from the police making them fearless.

Daily Pioneer
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