Bengaluru man sets himself and family on fire, wife who is lone survivor critical

The woman, Geeta, has been admitted to the hospital with 60% burn injuries.
Bengaluru man sets himself and family on fire, wife who is lone survivor critical
Bengaluru man sets himself and family on fire, wife who is lone survivor critical
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A 21-year-old woman, her 13-year-old brother and their mother were allegedly set on fire by their father on Monday morning. At around 9.45 am on Monday, residents of Bakshi Garden noticed flames engulfing their neighbour’s home. Scared that the fire would spread to their homes, the residents alerted the Fire and Emergency Services personnel, who arrived at the spot to combat the flames.

The firefighters, who doused the flames in minutes, retrieved the bodies of 21-year-old Kaveri and her 13-year-old brother Srikanth. Their father, Murali (45) and mother Geeta (38) had sustained severe burn injuries and shifted to Victoria Hospital. Murali, who had sustained 70% burns, succumbed to his injuries at Victoria Hospital. Geeta, meanwhile, has sustained 60% burns and is currently undergoing treatment at the same hospital.

Cottonpet Police, who are investigating the case, say that Murali, allegedly set his family members on fire and then also tried to kill himself, as per Geeta’s brief statement to the cops as she was being brought out of the house.

“The house the family lived in is very small. Murali was unemployed for over two years and this had become the cause for several fights between him and his wife Geeta,” Cottonpet police said.

Neighbours, who claimed to have witnessed these fights on multiple occasions, allegedly told investigators that the couple would fight about Murali’s drinking habits and his inability to get a job.

“The mother was the one who was earning. The boy was in school and their daughter had just graduated from college. Murali would get drunk and violent. Sometimes, the fights he picked with his wife went public. On Monday morning, too, the couple had a fight and Murali went out of the house, claiming to want some tea,” the police said.

Murali allegedly came back with a can of petrol and allegedly set his children and wife on fire before trying to kill himself.

“The Fire and Emergency Services concluded that it was a case of arson. The burn pattern shows that a combustible solution was poured on the deceased persons, which led to the fire in the house. The man killed his children and tried to kill his wife,” DCP West B Ramesh said.

The Cottonpet Police have registered a case of murder. “We are waiting to see if Geeta recovers. Then we will take her statement,” the police added

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