A man allegedly set his own mini-goods tempo on fire near the Ghazipur border in east Delhi on Thursday morning, November 12, after traffic personnel stopped the vehicle and asked its driver to produce documents, news agency PTI reported.

Source: PTI via Zaobao India

The incident took place around 8.30 am. Police said the man, identified as Ghanender, 28, allegedly got out of the vehicle, produced an inflammable substance and set the tempo on fire after being stopped. He obstructed traffic briefly and was later seen waving a sword and a black flag amid the chaos, police sources cited by PTI said. These actions are allegations by police and have not been proved in court.

A PCR call regarding a fire in a vehicle near Ghazipur Murga Mandi Toll Tax was received at Ghazipur police station, according to a police statement quoted in the PTI report. Police staff immediately reached the spot near the West Vinod Nagar depot, where the tempo was found partially burnt and empty.

Ghanender was apprehended by police staff at the spot, normal traffic movement was restored, and an FIR was registered, police said. Further investigation is under way to establish the full sequence of events and the motive.

No injuries were reported in the accounts published so far. Further details are expected as the investigation proceeds.