Upset over break-up, man sets bike ablaze

Chennai

The accused, S Dasthagir Batsha (30), a butcher, developed a relationship with a 24-year-old woman, an IT professional, claiming that he too worked in the software industry. However, when she came to know that Batsha worked in a meat shop and had lied to her, the woman started avoiding him. When he continued to harass her, the woman’s family approached the Ayanavaram police. The officials warned and let him off. Dejected over the breakup, Batsha got drunk and went to the woman’s house on Friday night and set her brother’s bike on fire. After smoke entered the house, the girl’s family rushed out around 12.15 am to find the two-wheeler burning. The bike was gutted in the fire. They secured Batsha from the spot and handed him over to the Ayanavaram police. When contacted, officials said that he would be remanded in judicial custody. Further investigation is on.