Telangana: Car, tractor of sarpanch set ablaze

The sarpanch alleged that she faced threat to her life from her rivals.

Hyderabad: Unidentified persons set ablaze a car and tractor of a sarpanch in Telangana’s Siddipet district.

The incident occurred in Akbarpet village of Meerdoddi Mandal (block) late Sunday night.

According to the police, the car and tractor parked outside the residence of sarpanch Swaroopa were torched by unidentified persons.

Both the vehicles were gutted in the fire.

Swaroopa, a member of the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), alleged that it is the handiwork of her rivals.

She said some people who have grudge against her set fire her vehicles.

The sarpanch alleged that she faced threat to her life from her rivals.

The TRS leader lodged a complaint with the Bhumpally police station and demanded the immediate arrest of the culprits and stringent punishment for them.

A police officer said they registered a case and took up the investigation.

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