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UK Court Jails Two British Teens for 10 Years Over Arson Attack on Indian Restaurant
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Firstpost•05-10-2026, 14:13
UK Court Jails Two British Teens for 10 Years Over Arson Attack on Indian Restaurant
- •Two 17-year-old British teenagers were sentenced to 10 years in prison for a planned arson attack on the Indian restaurant Aroma in London in August 2025.
- •The attackers held the doors shut while fuel was poured and set on fire, trapping diners inside and causing severe, life-changing burns to several victims.
- •A married couple in their twenties suffered extensive burns, with the wife placed in a medically induced coma after covering 50 percent of her body.
- •Judge Michael Grieve KC described the operation as sophisticated and carried out in cold blood, noting it was likely directed by an unidentified older criminal.
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Two 17-year-old British teenagers were sentenced to an extended term of 13 years, consisting of 10 years in custody followed by a three-year extended period, for a planned arson attack on the Indian Aroma restaurant in London.
Two masked teenagers held the doors shut while a third person poured petrol around the room and set it on fire. Five diners suffered severe burns, including a married couple who sustained life-changing injuries after petrol was poured directly on the woman.
Judge Michael Grieve KC stated during the Old Bailey sentencing that the teens carried out the sophisticated attack in cold blood and were likely directed by an older, unidentified criminal.
