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Enraged Employee Sets Surat Textile Market Ablaze Over Unpaid Salary, Causes ₹24 Crore Loss!
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News18•21-09-2026, 22:42
Enraged Employee Sets Surat Textile Market Ablaze Over Unpaid Salary, Causes ₹24 Crore Loss!
- •A shocking revelation has emerged regarding the massive fire at Sangini Textile Market in Surat on September 9.
- •An accountant, Vinod Pandit Sawale (33), confessed to setting the fire for revenge over an unpaid salary of ₹10,000.
- •Sawale purchased petrol for ₹150 and ignited clothing parcels outside shops, leading to widespread destruction.
- •The fire resulted in losses worth ₹24 crore for 14 shops, and the accused was apprehended based on CCTV footage.
- •After seeing the damage on TV, the accused fled to Rajasthan and Ayodhya before being arrested upon his return to Surat.
Key Questions Answered
A former accountant named Vinod Pandit Sawale intentionally set the market on fire by pouring petrol on clothing parcels to take revenge after failing to receive 10,000 rupees in unpaid salary from his former employers.
The massive blaze resulted in goods across 14 shops being burnt to ashes, causing a total financial loss estimated at 24 crore rupees.
The Surat Crime Branch identified Vinod Pandit Sawale through CCTV footage and human intelligence. After fleeing to Rajasthan and Ayodhya upon seeing news coverage of the damage, he was tracked down and arrested by the Crime Branch team upon returning to Surat.
