Police in Niš, acting on the order of the Basic Public Prosecutor's Office, arrested a 20-year-old man from the Bojnik area on suspicion of setting fire to a family house near Doljevac on 21 October and then fleeing.

In a statement issued today, the Niš police said officers identified and arrested him through intensive operational work. The prosecutor's office will decide on the statutory measures.

The fire, in which no one was injured, was extinguished by the fire and rescue unit in Doljevac.