Drunk man sets his bike ablaze after cops tow it away

NEW DELHI: A man set his bike ablaze after it was towed away by Delhi Police in Saket for obstructing traffic on Thursday.

The man reached Push Vihar where the bike was brought for temporary holding area near Amity International School and set it on fire after verbal argument with cops.

The rider of the bike Mukesh, a resident of Satyand colony, Mandirwali colony, Satbadi in Delhi got furious over the police action and started misbehaving with the cops. The man was issued a challan of Rs 500.

"Mukesh was under the influence of alcohol, and after he got into argument with the police staff, he set his bike on fire. We have registered a case and have arrested the accused," said DCP South Atul Kumar Thakur.

Earlier in September, another man also under the influence of alcohol set ablaze his motorcycle after he was stopped by the traffic personnel in south Delhi's Chirag Delhi area. A PCR call was received at Malviya Nagar Police station about a man torching his motorcycle. When the police team reached the spot, it was found that the traffic staff was carrying out action against drunk driving. When the traffic staff stopped a motorcycle rider Rakesh, a resident of Sarvodaya Enclave, he was found under the influence of alcohol. He was later arrested.