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Man sets neighbour's house on fire, woman and infant killed, 3 critically injured

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Man sets neighbour's house on fire, woman and infant killed, 3 critically injured
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Hoshiarpur: Woman, infant son killed, 3 injured as neighbour sets house on fire After man sets fire to neighbour’s house on Sunday, a woman and her infant son were killed while three other family members were injured critically. The incident took place at Ishar Singh Colony of Hoshiarpur’s Tanda town on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Rajwant Kaur and 11-month-old Harmanpreet Singh. Police said the accused, Joginder Singh who is 42 years old, fled from the spot after the incident. Later, he consumed celphos tablets and was admitted to the Hoshiarpur civil hospital. As per information, Joginder had an altercation with his neighbour and Rajwant’s father-in-law Lachhman Singh (65) early in the morning after which he injured the latter by pelting him with bricks. He then barged into Lachhman’s house and set on fire a bedroom in which the family members were sleeping. Rajwant, her mother-in-law Gurdev Kaur, and children Jaskaran Singh (8) and Parminder Kaur (11) were injured. Rajwant died receiving treatment late in evening. All the injured were later referred to the Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) and the Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) in Ludhiana. Senior superintendent of police (SSP) J Elanchazhian said a case was registered against Joginder under Sections 302 (murder), 436 (mischief by fire) and 427 (causing damage to property) of the Indian Penal Code. “We have learnt that the accused has consumed poison and is also suffering from burn injuries. We will arrest him after assessing his medical condition,” the SSP said. He said the police had found kerosene spill over from the spot. -PTC News-
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