Man Arrested for Deliberately Setting Fire to Residential Home in Less Than 2 Hours in Rasht

Rasht – Rasht's police chief announced the identification and arrest of a 49-year-old man accused of deliberately setting fire to a residential home in the county.

Rasht - Rasht police commander announced the identification and arrest of a 49-year-old man who is accused of setting fire to a residential house in this city.

According to Ambassador Arjan's report, Col. Isa Roshanqalb said: After a fire broke out in a residential house in Rasht, police officers and firemen were sent to the scene of the incident.

He added: With the timely presence of firefighters, the spread of the fire was prevented, and after examining the scene of the accident and confirming that the fire was intentional by fire experts, the police investigation began to identify the cause of the accident.

Referring to the actions of police officers of the 13th police station of this city, Rasht's police commander stated: The officers managed to identify and arrest the 49-year-old accused in less than 2 hours by conducting field investigations and collecting available clues.

Roshan Qalb clarified: the accused confessed to committing arson during the police investigation and cited personal and family differences as his motivation for this act.

In the end, he said: After the filing of the case, the accused was introduced to the judicial authority for legal procedures.