A Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) and an auto rickshaw were damaged in a fire in two separate incidents in Uttan (Bhayander) and Kashimira (Mira Road) within a span of 30 minutes. The incident took place in the wee hours of Friday.
Luckily, no one was injured in the accidents as both the owners had parked the vehicle at night. While the Fortuner, owned by L Qureshi, went up in flames near the Uttan Naka around 2am, the auto rickshaw, owned by Yashwant Mhatre, was reduced to a heap of mangled remains due to the fire in the Penkar Pada area of Kashimira around 2.30am.
According to Mhatre, his vehicle was set on fire by a local villager in a bid to take revenge over a petty quarrel. The police are investigating both the cases.
