A group of unidentified persons set ablaze a sports utility vehicle (SUV) at Valmiki Nagar in Chamarajpet police limits in the early hours of Wednesday.
According to the police, at around 2 am, the miscreants poured petrol on the SUV owned by Syed Zaheer, a scrap dealer. Zaheer, who had parked his car in front of his house, herd some whispering sounds and came out of his house only to find his car on fire.
He immediately alerted his family members and was able to douse the fire. The bonnet of the car was damaged due to the fire.
Zaheer informed the police, who visited the spot and obtained CCTV footage. The police suspect that someone known to Zaheer would have committed the crime to take revenge.
A case has been registered in Chamarajpet police station.
Published 02 December 2015, 19:42 IST