A mechanic from Nirmal died at RIMS-Adilabad on Sunday after suffering around 90 per cent burns when his car caught fire following a collision with a divider at Sofinagar. He was reportedly transporting plastic cans containing petrol.
According to the police, the arrested man Mohammed Ali (24), a resident of Nawab Sahab Kunta in Falaknuma was previously involved in a murder case that was reported in 2021.