A massive fire broke out in a dress material shop named ‘Sara-Ethnic’ in Anjuman Complex located on Mangalwari Road in the city. This incident took place around 2 am. Shop operator Sheikh Mukhtar Sheikh Isaac alleges that the owner of this shop and his associates have set the shop on fire as part of a conspiracy with the intention of vacating the shop.
Sheikh Mukhtar has filed a written complaint at Sadar Police Station. The operator says that the shop has suffered a loss of more than Rs 30 lakh due to the fire. At the same time, the fire department has estimated a loss of around Rs 1 lakh.
On receiving information about the incident, a fire brigade vehicle reached the spot. The fire was controlled within about an hour. The cause of the fire is not yet known.