Vehicles gutted in fire

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Mahalakshmi Layout police have launched a search for miscreants who fled after setting fire to vehicles parked outside a house on Kurubarahalli Main Road during the wee hours of Sunday.

According to sources, a car and a two-wheeler that were parked near the house of an employee of a private firm in Bengaluru were gutted in the fire. Residents told News Trail that some of them noticed a raging fire around 2 am emanating from the vehicles and immediately alerted the jurisdictional police.

After the fire was doused, cops inspected the spot and inquired about the incident with neighbours. A team has been formed to scan CCTV cameras in the area and identify the miscreants behind the act. As per the investigating cops, the act could be a case of old rivalry taking an ugly turn.