Library: Police investigation attributes fire to ‘carelessly’ thrown matchstick

The Mysuru City Police on Saturday arrested a 35-year-old man for carelessly throwing a matchstick after lighting a beedi, main to an outbreak of fire close to the library arrange by 62-year-old Syed Ishaq in Rajiv Nagar.

Addressing a press convention, City Police Commissioner Chandragupta mentioned the accused, Syed Nasir, who stayed shut to the library, returned house on April 8 night time in a drunken state, however left the home later within the night time after a struggle together with his mom and brothers. He bought beedis and a matchbox from a provision retailer located behind the library.

Showing visuals captured from the CCTV digital camera, the Commissioner mentioned Syed Nasir had lit a beedi round 10.15 p.m. and threw the burning matchstick on the furnishings and cushions stored within the open outdoors a settee restore store adjoining to the library. Within a minute after he left the spot to return house, a small fire broke out from the previous furnishings that had been stored for repairs adjoining to the library, however two locals rushed to the spot and put out the fire.

However, the fire had not been put out utterly as flames started to rise from the inflammable materials like coir that was stored outdoors the couch restore store round 2.15 a.m. on April 9. Soon, the raging fire enveloped the books stored within the adjoining library and destroyed them. The police had arrested Syed Nasir as he was discovered to be accountable for inflicting the fire.

Mr. Ishaq had lodged a grievance with the Udayagiri police on April 9 alleging that miscreants had burnt his library of greater than 11,000 books together with Kannada variations of Bhagavad Gita, Bible and Quran. He had accused the miscreants of concentrating on his library due to their intolerance in direction of Kannada language that he was propagating by means of his library.

Fielding queries from reporters, Mr. Chandragupta mentioned the accused had thrown the lit matchstick ‘carelessly’. But, the police continues to be investigating whether or not the act of the accused was deliberate or not.

However, police mentioned there isn’t any historical past of animosity between Syed Nasir, who’s a painter by occupation, and Mr. Syed Ishaq. Further investigations are underway.