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Surat: Ex-employee sets 14 shops ablaze over ₹10,000 dispute; ₹24 crore goods destroyed.
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Moneycontrol•23-09-2026, 12:08
Surat: Ex-employee sets 14 shops ablaze over ₹10,000 dispute; ₹24 crore goods destroyed.
- •A former accountant in Surat allegedly set his owner's shop on fire over an outstanding payment of ₹10,000.
- •The fire spread, gutting 14 shops in Shyam Sangini Textile Market and destroying textiles and goods worth approximately ₹24 crore.
- •Police arrested 33-year-old Vinod Pandit Sawale, who allegedly poured petrol and ignited the fire to teach the owner a lesson.
- •CCTV footage from over 1,500 cameras helped police track down the accused, who had fled the city after the incident.
- •Police are investigating further into the alleged conspiracy and the purchase of petrol, with losses estimated at ₹25 crore.
Key Questions Answered
A former accountant named Vinod Pandit Sawale allegedly set fire to the market using petrol over an outstanding payment dispute of ₹10,000.
The fire completely gutted 14 shops, destroying textiles and goods valued at approximately ₹24 crore.
Investigators analyzed footage from over 1,500 CCTV cameras under Surat Police's 'Vishwas Project' to trace the suspect's movements before arresting him near Dindoli.
