Mangaluru: Mangaluru Police Commissioner on Saturday while addressing a press conference added that one person has been arrested in connection with the case of setting beef stalls in Thokkottu on fire earlier last week.
Police Commissioner Shashi Kumar said the accused has been identified as Nagaraj (37), a resident of Thokkottu.
Police further said Nagaraj used to buy meat from same stall in the market and used to cook and consume it at a friends house.
His actions of setting the stall on fire was prompted by a recent incident when the vendor had refused to give him more quantity of beef.
On January 9, the accused reportedly purchased kerosene and set the stall on fire at around 2 am. He also informed his mother about his crime the same night, who rubbished his claims thinking he was drunk and was lying.
A case in this regard was registered at Ullal Police Station and a special team was formed to investigate the case. The police team collected CCTV footages around the area and zeroed down on Nagaraj, Commissioner said.
