Tired of long court proceedings, a man tried to torch his case records at Aiwan-e-Adl on late Monday night. Police arrested the man and registered a case against him after recovering three bottles of kerosene oil from his possession. The arrested man was identified as Javed, resident of Neeli Baar, Chowk Islampura.
Sources said the accused had filed a case in Aiwan-e-Adl 8 years ago to get his land back. His parents and son had died during the period but his case was still pending. On Monday, he visited the Aiwan-e-Adl record room and demanded his record back. The person concerned at record room saw him holding kerosene oil and matchbox and informed police.
