New Delhi, April 27 -- Police have arrested a man for allegedly attempting to murder his acquaintance by setting him on fire in the Vijay Vihar area of the national capital, officials said on Monday.

A PCR call was received at Vijay Vihar Police Station on April 23 at around 6:10 pm, reporting that a man had been set ablaze near Delhi Multi Hospital in the area. On reaching the spot, police found that the injured, identified as Rakesh (40), a tempo driver, had already been shifted to BSA Hospital.

During the inspection of the scene, police recovered burnt clothes and noticed burn marks inside a shop named Suraj Washing Centre. Based on the victim's statement, he was consuming liquor with his acquaintance Mannu alias Raja when the accuse...