The family members have appealed for justice.
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Some people sprinkled petrol and set fire to the house of a fruit vendor where he was sleeping with his son, daughter and wife. The reason for this incident in Begusarai, Bihar is not yet known. All four have suffered severe burn injuries and are in the hospital. Their condition is critical. All the injured were admitted to a private hospital for treatment, where they are undergoing treatment. The incident took place in Shakti Chowda Mohalla of Ballia police station area.
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The victim has accused the antisocial elements of the village of setting the fire by sprinkling petrol. At present, the police have started investigating the entire matter. All the injured persons have been identified as Md. Sabir, wife Mobin Khatun and son Md. Arman and daughter Kareena Khatun. Victim Md. Abdul Sattar said that he and his family were sleeping in their house. At around one o’clock in the night, suddenly the smell of petrol and smoke of fire was felt, then the whole family started screaming, by then the fire had spread completely.
There is a land dispute going on with the accused
In this case, Mohammad Sattar said that when his daughter-in-law’s body caught fire, his granddaughter went to save her and she also got caught in the fire. Along with this, his wife and one son also got severely burnt. Mohammad Sattar’s wife Mahroom Nisha has accused Shabbir, who lives in the neighborhood, of setting the fire. She said that she has been having a land dispute with the accused since long and last night the accused have committed this incident due to this dispute. At present, after this incident, there is an atmosphere of panic in the area. Local people informed the Ballia police station about this incident. The police of Ballia police station reached the spot and are engaged in investigating the whole matter.