A man was booked for setting ablaze his wife and two daughters few days ago at Kokta Transport Nagar under Bilkhariya police station area on Sunday. According to the police on April 27 the accused Kailash Ahirwar arrived home in an inebriated state and started abusing his wife lalita after she requested to refrain from heavy liquor consumption, he got infuriated with his wife’s suggestion and set her ablaze along with his two daughters.
After the three were set afire, they started crying for help and the neighbours and locals rushed to their rescue. The three victims were rushed to a nearby hospital where they were undergoing treatment but lalita’s five-month-old daughter succumbed to injuries during treatment on May 1. lalita and her 3-year-old daughter are still in critical condition and are kept under observation.
After the incident the accused mislead the police claiming that the three caught fire accidentally while cooking. However, when the victim lalita gained conscious she described the whole incident to the police after which a case against the errant husband was registered.
The accused used to live with his wife and two daughters at Kokta transport Nagar and is a daily wage labour by profession. The accused is heavily addicted to liquor and used to spend maximum portion of his earning on liquor.
In the investigation the accused has confirmed that he wanted to hurt his wife but his daughters contracted the fire accidentally. The accused was also injured in the incident and is undergoing treatment at Hamidia hospital.