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Kota: Unidentified assailant sets car ablaze after failing to extort money
✍️ Amar Ujala · Kota
🗓 02 Jul 2026, 10:02 PM
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An unidentified individual set fire to a car parked outside a residence in Kota after allegedly failing to extort money. The owner, Om Prakash, is returning from a trip after learning about the incident.
Police in Kota are investigating an incident where a car parked outside a house was set on fire. The alleged motive behind the arson appears to be the failure to extort money from the car's owner.
Sources indicate that the owner, identified as Om Prakash, was away on a trip to Nepal when the incident occurred. Upon receiving information about the act of vandalism, he immediately cut short his travel and is now returning home.
CCTV footage from the vicinity has reportedly identified a suspect, referred to as 'Lucky'. Authorities are actively pursuing leads based on this identification to apprehend the individual responsible for the crime.
Sources indicate that the owner, identified as Om Prakash, was away on a trip to Nepal when the incident occurred. Upon receiving information about the act of vandalism, he immediately cut short his travel and is now returning home.
CCTV footage from the vicinity has reportedly identified a suspect, referred to as 'Lucky'. Authorities are actively pursuing leads based on this identification to apprehend the individual responsible for the crime.