CCTV captures the moment someone appears to pour liquid on to the van before setting fire to it.
CCTV captured the moment someone poured liquid on to an ice cream van before setting fire to it on a driveway.
Owner Jasveen Pendaer said the incident, which happened in New Bedford Road, Luton, at about 01:40 GMT on Tuesday, caused damage estimated at about £80,000. She described hearing a bang and her windows shattering and said it was "part of a bullying attack on me as a female trying to run a business". Ms Pendaer, who trades as Mr & Mrs Whippy with a business partner, said she had previously given CCTV footage of people coming to her house "to bully me" to the police and recorded them threatening arson.Bedfordshire Police said it believed a "number of previously reported incidents" were connected to the arson and formed part of its investigation.
A force spokesperson said: "Officers are pursuing multiple lines of inquiry into these incidents, as well as working with the victim to provide the appropriate safeguarding and support.
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