A person recognized as Chiran was nabbed by the police after he lit a lighter at a petroleum pump in Hyderabad on Saturday night, resulting in a hearth on the gasoline pump. The incident occurred round 7 pm within the Nacharam space.
In response to NDTV, Chiran arrived on the petrol pump in an inebriated state. Seeing a cigarette lighter in his hand, one of many staff, Arun, on the petrol station requested if he was planning to mild it. Arun additional provoked and challenged him to mild up the gadget. Reacting to it, Chiran lit up the lighter, which resulted in a burst of flames.
The viral video exhibits a girl and her little one standing close to the gasoline station when the flame erupted. Chiran, the accused, kicked the flames, which approached the girl and her little one. A employees member instantly used the hearth extinguisher to place down the flames.
Sharing the video, an X person, Sudhakar Udumula, wrote, “Inspector G. Rudvir Kumar of Nacharam Police acknowledged that each males had been underneath the affect on the time, with Chiran confirmed to be intoxicated. The police promptly arrested the duo, charging them with mischief by hearth and explosives. They are going to be introduced in court docket.”
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Drunk Man Ignites Fireplace at Hyderabad Petrol Pump
In a reckless act at a petroleum pump in Nacharam, a person from Bihar ignited a lighter whereas gasoline was being allotted, endangering himself and bystanders, together with a girl and her little one. The Nacharam police have arrested two males,… pic.twitter.com/9TiR1A4qsc
— Sudhakar Udumula (@sudhakarudumula) October 27, 2024
The video amassed over 74,000 views, triggering a backlash in opposition to the accused. A person wrote, “It’s clearly says that petrol pump service staffs should not conversant in utilizing hearth extinguishers to place off the hearth, which may be very a lot concern and pump house owners are held answerable for this.” One other person commented, “Mischief by hearth and explosives prices??? He must be charged with critical prices regarding endangering public life together with his reckless behaviour. Additionally deport him so the opposite be taught a lesson.”
“Hope they aren’t let off simply. An exemplary punishment must be meted out on the earliest and the identical shared by three commissionerate broadly,in order that nobody dares such in future,” a 3rd person reacted.
