The police in Maharashtra's Palghar district have registered a case against a man after his brother accused him of triggering a fire in his scrap godown by bursting a firecracker, an official said on Sunday, reported news agency PTI.

Complainant Rakesh Upadhyaya (45) owns a scrap godown on Manor Road in Palghar. Around 1.30 am on Friday, he learnt about a fire at his godown. While firemen put out the fire, it destroyed everything inside, the official said, quoting the complaint, reported PTI.