Four charged in Spice of India arson

YOUNGSTOWN — Four people were arraigned in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Tuesday for their alleged role in an arson in October at a Boardman restaurant.

Arraigned today before Magistrate Timothy Welsh after being secretly indicted by a grand jury Thursday were Rajendra Ingle, 40, of Streetsboro, two counts of arson and theft; Sonia Bhatia, 24, of Carter Circle in Boardman, two counts of arson, insurance fraud and theft; and on two counts of arson were Christopher Reynolds, 21, of Frederick Drive and Jessie Winphrie, 22, of Woodside Avenue.

The Oct. 8 fire destroyed the Spice of India restaurant, 8398 Market St.

The grand jury found that Bhatia and Ingle made false claims in order to defraud insurance investigators and Reynolds and Winphrie set the fire.

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