Councillor's house torched, 4 booked

RAJKOT: Four persons were booked for torching the house of Geeta Solanki, Congress councillor in Junagadh Municipal Corporation (JMC), over an old dispute on Monday.
There were no casualties in the incident that took place late in the night on Sunday as no one was present in the house located in Meghmayanagar of ward 20 in Junagadh.
The accused were identified as Sidharaj Solanki, Kartik Rathod and two others.Police said that Sidharaj and Kartik had some dispute with Geeta's husband Rajesh Solanki. They were neighbours at one point of time.
The FIR was lodged by Rajesh's brother Jayesh Solanki as the former was in Mumbai for medical check-up.
"The accused have been at loggerhead with the Solanki family. However, the exact reason behind the fire will be known only after Rajesh Solanki returns," said M A Singh, investigating officer at the A-division police station in Junagadh.