20201223 Turned down by woman, man sets her house on fire in Lucknow
India Dec 23 2020 “Building” “Houses”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Turned down by woman, man sets her house on fire in Lucknow
Updated: 2020–12–24
LUCKNOW: A man allegedly interested in a relationship with a woman set fire to her house after she apparently turned him down on Wednesday in Bazaarkhala police station area.
A constable of UP-112 unit doused the fire before it spread further. Police detained the man for investigation.
The accused was identified as Chetram of Karheta in Aishbagh locality of the area. The woman suffered loss of articles in the fire.
Police said that Chetram, who works as a painter, got interested in the woman when he was hired for work in 2006. The woman is a divorcee and lives with her mother.
He reached the house of the woman and got into a verbal spat with her. He later sprinkled kerosene in a room near the kitchen and set it on fire. The residents called police and a team comprising sub-inspector Rakesh Chaurasiya and constable Atiq Ahmad reached the scene. They pulled Chetram out and removed a gas cylinder from the kitchen to prevent the spread of fire,” said station house officer (Bazarkhala) Vijendra Singh.
Chetram, who is married with children, claimed before police that he was in a relationship with the woman.
He added that he loved the woman but found that she had developed a friendship with another man who is from Rajasthan.
Web Source: The times of india
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/turned-down-by-woman-man-sets-her-house-on-fire-in-lucknow/articleshow/79932681.cms