A 17-year-old girl suffered critical burn injuries after a juvenile allegedly set her ablaze at her home in Maharashtra`s Thane city following a quarrel, police said on Monday, reported news agency PTI.
The incident occurred on October 24 in the Balkum area. The victim sustained nearly 80 per cent burns and is currently undergoing treatment in critical condition, they said.
The 17-year-old accused, a friend of the girl, has been detained and booked on charges of attempt to murder, senior inspector Pravin Mane of Kapurbawdi police station said, reported PTI.
The attack allegedly stemmed from an “earlier quarrel” between the two, the official said.
The juvenile visited the girl`s residence, allegedly poured a flammable substance on her, and set her on fire. Despite the girl raising an alarm, the accused remained at the scene and did not intervene, he said, reported PTI.
The victim`s neighbours noticed smoke emanating from her house and alerted her father, who was away at the time. The man called the accused and instructed him to take the girl to the hospital, according to the police.
The accused then took the girl to the Thane Civil Hospital, from where she was later shifted to KEM Hospital in Mumbai for advanced treatment. Her condition remains critical, the official said, reported PTI.
Following the incident, the accused was detained and produced before a juvenile court, which ordered him to be lodged in a remand home, the police said, reported PTI.
The Kapurbawdi police have registered an FIR against the accused under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 109 (attempt to murder) and 351(2) (criminal intimidation), they added.
Murder accused held after encounter with police in Prayagraj
In another case, a man wanted in the murder of a roadways contract driver was arrested following an exchange of fire with police in Prayagraj, officials said on Monday, reported PTI.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (City) Manish Shandilya said the accused, identified as Ali, was apprehended near a dilapidated building in Lal Bihara area after a brief encounter late Sunday night. He carried a reward of Rs 25,000 on his arrest, reported PTI.
A joint team of Dhoomanganj and Colonelganj police stations, along with the Special Operations Group (SOG), had reached the area when the accused opened fire at them.
“Ali and his associate Nurain fired at the police team. In retaliatory action, Ali was shot in the leg and overpowered, while Nurain managed to escape under the cover of darkness,” Shandilya said, reported PTI.
According to police, the case pertains to the murder of Ravendra alias Munnu, a roadways contractual driver, who was beaten to death with bricks and stones near the Mundera Chungi petrol pump in the Dhoomanganj area a few days ago, reported PTI.
Based on a complaint filed by Ravendra`s brother Narendra, a case was registered against Hasnain, Nurain, Ali, Kamran, Irfan, Hussain, Kaif and four unidentified persons, all residents of Mariyadih village, reported PTI.
“Each of the accused carried a reward of Rs 25,000. So far, six people have been arrested and sent to jail for sheltering the prime accused,” the DCP added.
(With inputs from PTI)
