Pasupuleti Veerababu, who is a driver by profession, was arrested on charges of setting fire to three buses owned by a private travel company the previous Monday.
Police initially suspected an accident, but after reviewing CCTV footage, they noticed a person moving suspiciously near the parked buses just before the incident.
The accused, Veerababu, works for Bharathi Travels and admitted to his crime after an investigation.
Veerababu said to the police that he was humiliated by the agency’s owner Krishna Reddy and his nephew Yashwanth Reddy who bet him and abused him, for refusing to go on duty, despite being off duty.
Kukatpally police have filed a case against the owners based on the accused’s complaint and launched an investigation into the matter.
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It was revealed that Veerababu has been working for the agency for two months.
According to the police, Veerababu denied taking a trip ordered by the owners on Sunday because he had just returned from a trip in the morning and did not want to go on another because he planned to go home to Krishna district on the day being his off.
The owners were enraged by his response and assaulted and humiliated him. Later in the day, under the influence of alcohol, Veerababu planned to exact revenge by setting their assets on fire.
According to reports, he confessed his crime in front of the police leading to his arrest.
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