Wednesday 11/March/2026 – 03:24 AM
The competent investigation authorities in Gharbia decided to imprison those accused of setting fire to a store for 4 days pending investigation, due to the store owner’s abuse of one of the workers.
Imprisonment of those accused of setting fire to a store in Gharbia
For its part, the Ministry of Interior issued a statement, saying: The security services of the Ministry of Interior revealed the circumstances of a video clip that was circulated on social media sites, which included setting fire to a store in Gharbiyah by a number of people riding motorcycles.
Upon examination, it was found that on February 28, a report was reported to the First Police Department of Mahalla from the owner of a shop residing in the department’s district, that it had been damaged by 3 people riding a motorcycle for setting fire to his shop, and the fire was extinguished by the knowledge of the residents, without causing any injuries.
It was possible to identify and arrest the perpetrators of the incident, 5 people, one of whom had criminal information residing in the district of the second police station in Mahalla. The two bicycles used in the incident were also seized, and when they were confronted, they confessed to committing the incident as referred to, at the instigation of another person whose freedom was restricted in connection with a case, because the owner of the aforementioned shop mistreated one of the female workers in the shop who had a friendship with the instigator. Legal measures were taken.
