India, March 13 -- The MIDC police on Wednesday arrested the contractor who was allegedly responsible for the death of the food delivery executive whose vehicle caught fire on Saturday. Aman Saroj, 22, was riding pillion on a scooter that went up in flames due to the gas leak which occurred after an MGL pipeline under an Andheri road was damaged during unauthorised digging. He suffered 50% burns and passed away in the Trauma Care Hospital at Jogeshwari on Monday.

ACP Dr Shashikant Bhosale said the MIDC police had filed an FIR against the contractor identified as Pravin Khairnar (35), the earthmover operator who damaged the pipeline and others who were assigned the road-digging work.

The police arrested Khairnar for culpable homicide not...