Ludhiana, July 6 -- The Daresi police have booked three unidentified men on charges of torching a roadside stall selling religious books and prayer items outside a mosque in New Shivpuri during the early hours of Sunday.

According to police, the incident was captured on CCTV cameras installed near the spot. The footage shows three men arriving on a motorcycle, pouring a flammable substance on the stall and setting it ablaze before fleeing.

The FIR was registered on the complaint of Abdul Razak, a resident of Santokh Nagar, who runs the temporary stall outside the mosque. Razak told the police that he woke up after hearing noises outside his house and found the stall engulfed in flames, while local residents had gathered and were trying ...