New Delhi: Haryana BJP MLA Pramod Kumar Vij's Toyota Fortuner was set on fire by an unidentified person inside the high-security MLA Hostel complex in Chandigarh.
The incident, which occurred on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, was captured on CCTV cameras, PTI reported.
The video shows the person breaking a windscreen of the SUV and later setting the vehicle on fire. The SUV's front portion was badly damaged. A fire tender later reached the spot and doused the fire, PTI reported.
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"A case has been registered and investigations are on," the Station House of Office of Sector 3 police station, Sher Singh, said. Singh said two to three people could be involved in the incident and efforts were on to nab them.
Speaking to reporters, Pramod Vij said he does not have enmity with anyone and had no clue why the vehicle was set on fire.
"Police are conducting a thorough probe. Let them complete their investigations. Hopefully, they should be able to catch the culprits soon," Pramod Vij said.
Vij had arrived in Chandigarh on Tuesday to attend the Haryana Cabinet expansion programme. BJP MLA from Hisar Kamal Gupta and JJP's Tohana MLA Devender Singh Babli were sworn in as ministers at Raj Bhavan.
Haryana Assembly Speaker Gian Chand Gupta, who visited the MLA Hostel, said "it is a serious issue and a matter of concern that the incident took place in a high-security area".
The Speaker said he would hold a joint meeting with Haryana and Punjab officials to ensure that security arrangements were foolproof and such incidents do not occur again. "I have also spoken to DGP Haryana regarding the incident," PTI quoted the Speaker as saying.