India, June 15 -- A deadly fire in a southeast Delhi's Tughlakabad Extension on Friday was not an accident but a planned arson over a Rs.50,000 debt - and the man it was meant to target survived, while three residents with no connection to the dispute died, police said on Sunday.

Four people, including a 17-year-old girl, have been held over the blaze in five-storey building, which broke out at about 2.24am on Friday. The girl allegedly poured petrol on a scooter belonging to Deepak, a resident of the building's fifth floor, and set it alight to settle scores over money he owed, police said. Deepak was not at home when the incident took place as he was travelling, officers said.

The fire began in the ground-floor parking area and smoke ...