In shocking scenes that shook the streets of Iraq’s capital Baghdad, a young man deliberately set fire to a car on a public road, then pulled an unusual trick by using the public’s sympathy to collect money and donations under the pretext that he had met with a sudden accident.
However, the chapters of this story were not completed as planned. Security authorities uncovered the truth and arrested a young man who was trying to gain sympathy from passersby by using methods that violated the law and undermined public trust.
The Baghdad/Al-Khalf Police Command said in an official statement that the suspect was arrested after the matter was exposed and referred to the competent authorities to take necessary legal action against him in accordance with the approved framework.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Interior released a video clip on its official Facebook page that recorded the moment of the suspect’s arrest, but did not reveal his identity as the suspect appeared to be in possession of a large sum of money collected from the public through this scam.
The video shows the car completely ablaze and with severe damage to the doors and seats, reflecting the extent of the deception that ended in the owner’s downfall, after the fire went from a means to garner sympathy to indisputable evidence of guilt.
In shocking scenes that shook the streets of Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, a young man deliberately set his car on fire on a public road and used the unusual tactic of using the public’s sympathy to collect money and donations under the pretext that he had been involved in a sudden accident.
However, the chapters of the story did not unfold according to his plan. Security forces managed to uncover the truth and arrest a young man who was trying to gain sympathy from passersby in a way that violated the law and undermined the trust of the community.
The Baghdad/Kark Police Command said in an official statement that the suspect was arrested after the plan was exposed and referred to the relevant authorities to take necessary legal action against him in accordance with the established framework.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Interior released a video recording the moment of the suspect’s arrest on its official Facebook page, without revealing his identity, suggesting that the suspect had collected large sums of money from the public through this fraudulent operation.
The video shows the car completely ablaze and sustaining severe damage, including to the doors and seats, after the fire turned from a means to solicit sympathy into undeniable evidence of guilt, reflecting the extent of the deception that ended in the owner’s downfall.

