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- A former accountant set fire to a textile shop in a Surat market as revenge for 10,000 rupees in unpaid wages.
- The blaze spread across the building and required 14 hours for fire crews to extinguish.
- Police identified the suspect through CCTV footage and arrested him after he fled to Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
- The incident caused an estimated 240 million rupees in damages.
What to watch next
- Ongoing legal proceedings against the accused
- Evaluation of safety compliance at the textile market
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Named India · Hanuman Prasad · Jagdamba Textiles · Shyam Sangani Textiles · Dharmesh Mistry · Karan Raj Vaghela · Surat · Surat Municipal Corporation · Surat Police · Vinod Pandit Savale
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