Vellarada rewind? 'Frustrated' youth tries to torch Neyyattinkara village office | Video

Thiruvananthapuram: In an incident having a close resemblance to the attack on Vellarada village office, a youth on Tuesday attempted to set Neyyattinkara village office on fire.

Sunil, a native of Ambilikkonam, poured one liter of kerosene on the office floor and set it ablaze around 9 am. However, no one was injured and no files were destroyed.

Sunil was arrested by the police. It is suspected that the youth is suffering from mental illness.

It is believed that Sunil was provoked to commit the crime as his attempts to get aid from the chief minister's relief fund did not yield any result even after he visited the office 12 times.

However, the officials said they had taken all possible action on Sunil's application.

A few months ago, Samkutty, a rubber-tapping worker from Vellarada had torched Vellarada village office. It is believed that Samkutty was frustrated over the long delay in getting the mutation of his ancestral property undertaken.