India, May 26 -- A government college lecturer was arrested on Sunday for allegedly setting ablaze the district Congress office in Yadgir after his wife was removed from the post of president of the party's women's wing, officers aware of the matter said on Sunday, adding that no casualty or injury has been reported.

The incident took place on Saturday morning near Kanakadasa Circle and led to extensive damage to the party office. The accused was identified as Shankar Gooli, 50, a lecturer at a government pre-university college. Gooli's wife, Manjula Gooli, was replaced by Nilofar Badal, who was appointed as the new president of the women's wing by the local Congress unit, they added.

"Gooli has been arrested for vandalising the distric...