Man burns alive bedridden mother after a fight with his father

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Balangir (Odisha): In what can be called as a shocking incident coming to light from Odisha, a man allegedly killed his mother by setting her on fire on Saturday in Radabahala village in Odisha's Balangir district.

Police said that the man had set his bedridden mother on fire after a fight with his father. The alleged incident shook the village in Odisha.

"In the morning at around 7:15 am, we received a written complaint that a man, named Santosh hit his father Rushi Kharsel with a wooden plank after a verbal fight and then burnt his mother alive and fled the spot. His mother has died," said Schidanand Bariha, IIC Belpada police station.

"Soon we registered the case and visited the crime scene. We have got to know that the accused burnt his mother when his father had gone out of the house to call people for help. The mother of the accused was bedridden since last seven years," he added.

Bariha said the accused was later arrested by police. Further investigation is currently on.

In another incident, an owner of a brick kiln and six others allegedly raped and set ablaze a minor Dalit labourer at the factory. The accused has been arrested and a case has been registered against him.

According to the police, the 14-year-old girl, who worked at the brick kiln at a village in the district, was found dead on Saturday, following which her parents had registered a complaint in Kotwali police station.

SHO Anil Kapervan said that seven people, including the owner of the factory, were booked for raping and setting her afire.

The post-mortem report suggests that the girl died due to burn injuries and suffocation, the SHO added.

In another incident, a 22-year-old woman has been shot dead in a village by her jilted lover after she reportedly refused to marry him, police said on Tuesday.

The incident took place in Bahupura village under the Bhop police station area on Monday evening, Superintendent of Police (Rural) Alok Kumar Sharma said.

The kin of the victim, identified as Suviti, staged a protest and refused to hand over the body to the police, he said.

Later, senior police officers assured them of taking action against the accused, identified as Amit Kumar, and sent the body for a postmortem, the SP added.

The girl's family alleged that police had failed to provide protection to her despite being informed about the activities of the suspect. A team has been constituted to nab the suspect, who is on the run, police said.

In a similar incident which took place in Rajasthan's Sikar, a bride was abducted at gunpoint by her lover minutes after her wedding. After the incident, hundreds of people, led by BSP MLA Rajendra Singh Gudha, staged a protest in Dhod.

With Inputs from ANI

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