BAREILLY: Complaining against disposal of garbage in front of his house by his nephews and nieces proved costly for a resident of Kareli Village of Subash Nagar locality as he was doused with kerosene and was set ablaze by his own brothers. The victim was admitted to the hospital while police is still waiting for the complaint from victim’s family.

In a shocking incident, four brothers Mahendra alias Dablu, Purshotam, Ramesh and Majhle all residents of Kareli Village of Subash Nagar locality doused their own brother Puran lal with kerosene and set him ablaze on Wednesday night.

The victim sustained serious injuries and was later admitted in district hospital by his family members. As per reports, 30-year-old Puran Lal had a regular tiff with his brothers as their children used to throw garbage in front of his house and also defecated there leading to over flowing of the drain in front of his house.

Both the parties had heated arguments over the issue on several occassion but the issue remained unsettled. On Wednesday night, all four brothers hatched a conspiracy and attacked the victim after he returned home.

The accused doused Puran Lal with kerosene and set him on fire.His cries attracted the attention of his neighbour who rushed to help him. In the meantime all the four escaped from the spot after neighbours arrived said an eye witness.

The badly burnt victim was taken to the nearby private hospital from where he was referred to Maharana Pratap Combined District Hospital for further treatment. The incident has left the residents dazed and shocked as both the accused and victim were their neighbours. Talking to TOI, Inspector Subash Nagar, Devesh Singh said, “We are still waiting for the complaint from victim’s family. Once we receive the complaint, case will be registered and strict action will be taken against the accused.”

