120704 Man sets self, 3 kids ablaze
India Jul 03 2012 “Building” “Houses”
Dead : dead 1 to 4 Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Web Source: The Times of India
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Man-sets-self-3-kids-ablaze/articleshow/14702973.cms
Date: 6 July, 2012
Country: India
Man sets self, 3 kids ablaze
Updated: 2012-07-06-05:30
MUMBAI: A 47-year-old man and his twin 5-year-old kids died after he set ablaze his home in Ansari Mohalla, Gilbert Hill in Andheri (W), on Wednesday. Yusuf Sheikh’s 10-year-old boy survived the blaze as he managed to run up to the loft.
Sheikh was a painter while his wife Rehana (40) was an employee with a caterer and had gone to Kolhapur for a function, police said. The three kids—Ali, Sabha and Asif (10)—studied in a municipal school nearby.
In the evening, Sheikh doused himself and the kids with petrol after which he set himself on fire. While Ali and Sabha couldn’t escape from their father’s grip, Asif freed himself and ran up to the loft.
Neighbours put out the fire and took the victims to Cooper hospital where Sheikh, Ali and Sabha died of 100% burns. Asif suffered 40% burns. Rehana returned to the city after hearing about the incident and is being questioned by the police. “We are trying to find out what drove Sheikh to take the drastic step,” said senior inspector VN Bhoite.