BHOPAL: A 28-year-old man, who allegedly set on fireplace the constructing in Indore that claimed seven lives and injured 9 others on Saturday, has been arrested, the Madhya Pradesh police mentioned on Sunday. Police mentioned the person wished to get again at a girl residing within the constructing who was reportedly in a relationship with him however broke up with him and determined to marry another person.

Shubham Dixit alias Sanjay, 28, was arrested late at evening on Saturday from Lohamandi. He tried to flee and injured his leg and a hand. Police admitted him to the hospital and later arrested him, mentioned Tehzeeb Qazi, police station in-charge, Vijay Nagar.

He's being produced in court docket on Sunday.

In response to the police officer, Dixit, a resident of Jhansi, was sore a couple of lady, who used to reside together with her mom within the Swarnbagh Colony constructing, deciding to marry another person. He instructed the police that they had been in a relationship and even lent her ₹10,000. However she lately acquired engaged to another person.

“Late on Friday evening, he referred to as the girl for the cash. The dialog (close to the constructing) quickly was a bitter argument. He threatened her. Later, he got here to the parking space of the constructing, took out petrol from a motorcycle, poured it on the girl’s scooty and set it afire,” mentioned Qazi.

Police checked footage of not less than 100 CCTV cameras through the investigation. In not less than one of many video clips, police noticed the person getting into the constructing and later popping out of the constructing after setting the two-wheeler on fireplace. The person additionally tried to tamper with the CCTV digital camera and likewise the electrical energy meter. The person was seen on the crime scene a couple of minutes later to examine the consequence. However by then, the hearth had unfold to the constructing, the police officer mentioned.

The lady and her mom safely got here out of the constructing by utilizing a rope on Saturday. Police mentioned they are going to register assertion of the girl who didn't disclose her argument with the person earlier.

Indore police commissioner HN Mishra mentioned, “The accused Shubham Dixit mentioned he simply wished to set the scooty on fireplace as a result of the girl cheated on him and he didn’t know the implications.”.

Mishra added that in addition they got here to know through the investigation that Shubham Dixit has circumstances registered in opposition to him in Delhi additionally. “We are going to request the court docket for police remand to interrogate him,” he mentioned.