Lalmonirhat: A truck driver received burn injuries as miscreants set fire to his vehicle by hurling a petrol bomb at Jummarpar on the Lalmanirhat-Burimari Highway in Patgram upazila in the early hours of Thursday.

The injured is Maminul Haque,42.

Patgram police officer-in-charge Rezaul Karim said miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at the truck when it was passing through the area at about 1:00am, leaving the driver of the vehicle Maminul with burn injuries.

He was taken to Patgram Hospital.

Informed, a fire fighting unit rushed in and doused the blaze.

Police also arrested Rabiul Islam,35, Shah Alam,25, Samiul,28 and Bappi,22, for their suspected involvement in the incident.