11 motorbikes burnt overnight in Antop Hill

An unidentified person/s burnt a total of eleven motorbikes in Antop Hill area in the wee hours of Tuesday. An FIR has been registered in connection with the incident and the police is on the lookout for those responsible.
The incident came to light early on Tuesday after a local resident saw the motorcycles on fire. While nine motorbikes were completely charred in the fire, two sustained more than 50 per cent damage. Most of the victims live in Motilal Nehru Nagar, a nearby slum and park their motorbikes in the area.
Police sub inspector Shivaji Mohite said the motorbikes were parked illegally on a land owned by the Central government. They were parked in the CGS quarters area in Sector 7. Mr Mohite said that he had not come across any information where people from the area raised objection over the parking.
One of the victims Gopal Gupta (28) said, “I am a resident of Motilal Nehru Nagar which is at a distance of five minutes from the spot. My motorbike was a Honda Unicorn, which was gifted by my parents just 10 months back. I have been parking my bike there for 10 months. The residents used to object about the parking only during festivals.”
“I have no idea who burnt my bike. I have no enmity with anyone. A local resident told me that one person first took out the petrol from the bikes and then used it to burn them. He was also taking out petrol from bikes in the nearby area when the resident screamed at him. The unidentified person then ran off,” added Mr Gupta.
The Honda Activa of Abdul Razak (30), another resident of Motilal Nagar, was charred in the incident too. Mr Razak had bought it just three months ago. “I have no idea who did this. I have no enmity with anyone,” he said.