This story is from December 21, 2015

Two youths held for setting office ablaze

A 19-year-old office boy and his accomplice allegedly set ablaze a neighbouring office following an altercation over harassment of a woman at Somwar Peth on Friday.
Two youths held for setting office ablaze
Pune: A 19-year-old office boy and his accomplice allegedly set ablaze a neighbouring office following an altercation over harassment of a woman at Somwar Peth on Friday.
The fire was doused immediately and no one sustained any injuries.
The CCTV camera footage from the office helped the Bund Garden police arrest Nabi Nadaf (19) and Abdul Shaikh (20), on Saturday.
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The suspects have been remanded in police custody till December 23.
Sachin Kamble, who runs a tele-shopping products office in Ashoka Pavilion, Somwar Peth, has lodged a complaint.
Police said that Nadaf works in an office in Ashoka Pavilion. "On Friday afternoon, Nadaf and Kamble entered into a brawl after Nadaf allegedly teased a woman working in Kamble's office. Later in the night, Nadaf and Shaikh, broke into Kamble's office and set it on fire.
"The suspects were captured by the CCTV cameras in Kamble's office. When we took them into custody for questioning, they admitted to their involvement in setting ablaze Kamble's office," Pawar said.
Nadaf and Shaikh have been booked under Sections 436 (mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house) and 448 (house trespass) of the Indian Penal Code.
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