VASCO
A dispute between a man and his uncle took an unusual turn in Vasco when the nephew allegedly decided to set ablaze his uncle’s car a few days ago.
However, the nephew ended up allegedly setting ablaze the neighbour’s car which was parked in his uncle’s garage. Vasco police on Wednesday arrested the nephew, Antonio Pinto, a Portuguese national presently residing at Cuncolim, and another man in this connection.
According to Vasco Police Inspector Nolasco Raposo, a Maruti Wagon R car was set ablaze at New Vaddem on Sunday midnight.
“Vasco police had initially arrested one Sangamesh for setting the car on fire. During interrogation, the accused revealed the role of 39-year-old Antonio Pinto, presently residing at Cuncolim. Sangamesh claimed that Pinto had brought him to New Vaddem to set the car ablaze.”
“On investigating the case and during interrogation, it was revealed that the accused, Antonio Pinto, is related to Pobres De Sa, in whose compound the neighbour’s car had been parked for
the night.”
“Assuming that the car belonged to his uncle,
Pinto along with Sangamesh set the vehicle on fire,” PI Raposo said.
“The Portuguese national was later summoned to the police station and later arrested in the case,” PI Raposo added.
According to sources, Pinto had strained relations with his uncle, De Sa, who resides at New Vaddem and allegedly planned to set his car on fire.
But when the accused had gone to New Vaddem with the intention to set ablaze De Sa’s car, the neighbour, who also owns a Wagon R car, had temporarily parked the car in De Sa’s house. Assuming it to be his uncle’s car, the main accused allegedly set it on fire.
