Kanpur:A man, allegedly irked with his physically challenged uncle on refusal to sell electric fodder cutter machine at a cheap price, burnt him to death in full public view in a village in Banda district on Wednesday evening.
He doused the victim with petrol and burned him when he was returning home on his tri-cycle rickshaw from nearby fields around 7 pm on Wednesday. He was later rushed to district hospital where he succumbed to burns.
The deceased has been identified as 55-year-old Binda Prasad. According to police officials, the incident was reported from Jabrapur village falling under the limits of Fatehganj police station area.
Binda, who lived with his family including wife and two sons in Jabrapur village, used to earn livelihood by doing farming on six ‘bighas’ of land in the vicinity of village. His two sons had gone to pay obeisance to deity at Kamadgiri temple in Chitrakoot at the time of incident.
“After supervising days work, around 7 pm, Binda, headed for his home on a tri-cycle rickshaw from his nearby farms. While on way, his nephew Ram Bharosey carrying a container filled with petrol waylaid him. After entering into a scuffle with him, he doused him with petrol and later set him on fire and fled the spot,” said Pankaj Singh, station house officer (SHO), Fatehganj.
The fire soon engulfed Binda and he sustained serious burns. The locals informed the police about the incident after which a team of police and officials of the forensic science laboratory reached the spot for inspection.
The police later arrested the accused Ram Bharosey and lodged an FIR against him under relevant sections of IPC, including 302.
“As per Shiv Pujan, elder son of the victim, accused Ram Bharosey is a nephew of Binda and resides in the neighbourhood. Few days ago, the accused, had a fight with his father, who had refused to sell their electric fodder machine at cheap price of Rs 25,000 while it’s actual cost is Rs 50,000. Irked over the refusal, Ram Bharosey decided to teach Binda a lesson and set him on fire by dousing him with petrol causing him grievous burn wounds,” said the SHO.
“He was rushed to a nearby community health centre from where he was referred to district hospital, where he died later during treatment. On the basis of a complaint lodged by the victim’s son, we have arrested the accused and booked him under relevant sections of IPC including 302. He has been sent to jail. Binda’s body has been shifted to mortuary for postmortem examination,” the Fatehganj SHO added.