Miscreants set ablaze shop in Bantwal

October 23, 2013

Bantwal, Oct 23: Few unidentified miscreants set ablaze a shop in the early hours of Wednesday at B C Road-Kaikamba in Bantwal taluk.

The shop'Bombay Fashion Bazar' run by Bilal and Saleem at Poonja maidan was completely destroyed in the fire.

The shop owners, who ruled out short circuit for the outbreak of the fire, said that the total loss was estimated to be Rs.20 lakh. Goods such clothes, household crockery and fancy items were reduced to ashes and some furniture gutted.

It is said that shop staff who was sleeping inside the shop noticed the fire at around 1.30 a.m. and he also noticed two people trying to escape from the scene.

Bantwal town police are investigating the case.

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