THE reign of terror by miscre ants in the State capital has tak en a dangerous turn. Following vandalism and collective vio lence, criminals have now start ed targeting vehicles with arson. The latest incident occurred in Bairagarh Kalan in the Khajuri area, where two parked cars were set on fire around 2 am on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday. Two cars set ablaze in mid night attack: According to infor mation received from the Khajuri Police, Sunil Vishwakarma (a pharma com pany manager) of Mahakal Colony, Bairagarh Kalan, had his Baleno car parked outside his house.

 

Around 2 am, his ten ant, Neeraj Pal, raised an alarm, waking-up Sunil. Upon going outside, he found his Baleno car engulfed in flames. They both worked to extinguish the fire. Simultaneously, they discovered that the Brezza car belonging to their neighbour, Durgesh Jaiswal, was also on fire. In this criminal act, Sunil’s Baleno car was completely destroyed, while the front part (bonnet) of his neighbour’s Brezza car was burnt. The trau ma of the arson caused Sunil’s daughter to fall ill, and she is currently undergoing treatment at a private hospital.

 

Masked criminal caught on CCTV: Police have obtained CCTV footage from cameras near the crime scene. The footage shows an unidentified miscreant approaching from the direction of Mahakal Mandir. It is suspected that the polybag he was carrying contained a flam mable substance. However, the criminal had covered their face with a mask, preventing the police from making a clear iden tification. Police are working intensively to identify and apprehend the accused based on the CCTV footage. City residents are panicked by the continuous series of van dalism, hooliganism, and arson incidents.

 

Citizens complain that the police are missing from the streets, allowing criminals to commit crimes openly and escape. The deteriorating law and order situation is challeng ing the police’s security claims. Recent Major Incidents: Nov 18:Masked miscreants vandalised a cafe and attacked employees in the Misrod area. Nov 20:Assailants, brandish ing knives, vandalised vehicles in Raja Bhoj Colony, Gandhi Nagar. Nov 21: Over 20 miscreants caused terror by vandalising homes and vehicles in Viceroy Colony, Shahpura. November 22: Head Constable Ram Avatar pub licly assaulted two employees at the Chetak Bike Showroom on Narmadapuram Road. November 23: 11 vehicles were vandalised in Green Park Colony, Gautam Nagar, report edly due to refusal to pay ‘pro tection money’ for parking.

 

Police Commissioner Harinarayanachari Mishra has claimed strict action against miscreants. He stated, “Police are strictly acting against goons and miscreants. The accused in all reported inci dents have been apprehend ed. Those who are abscond ing will be caught soon.