Mumbai: After Raj Thackeray's calls for violence, parked autorickshaw set ablaze; probe launched

An autorickshaw was allegedly set on fire by unidentified people in suburban Andheri here, with police suspecting it to be a handiwork of a 'prominent' political party. The incident took place late last night on Char Bungalow Road in Andheri (West), police said. 

"Around 11.30 pm last night, local people alerted police that an auto parked on Char Bunglow Road was set on fire by unidentified people," a senior police officer said. 

The incident happened a day after Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray directed his party workers to burn down autorickshaws with new permits, alleging that 70 per cent of these permits were given to non-Marathis. The burnt vehicle was an old one, police said, adding that nobody was injured in the incident. "We suspect that the burning of the vehicle is a handiwork of workers of a prominent political party," police said.
Sleuths of Amboli police station are probing the case, they said.