By Express News Service
IDUKKI: In a blood curdling incident, an aged man set the home of his son on hearth after locking the doorways from outdoors, and stood guard outdoors to make sure the loss of life of his son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren. The incident occurred at Chhenikuzhi close to Thodupuzha within the district within the wee hours Saturday.
Hameed (79) of Aliyakkunnel in Cheenikkuzhi, who was detained by neighbours who handed him over to Thodupuzha police on Saturday morning. The our bodies of Muhammed Faizal (49), his spouse Sheeba (39), daughters Mehru (16) and Asna (13) might be shifted to Thodupuzha district hospital for postmortem after finishing inquest proceedings.
A dispute over sharing of household property led to the homicide, stated a police officer. According to a neighbour, Hameed had saved petrol at dwelling, which was thrown into the bed room of Faizal after guaranteeing that the household had gone to mattress.
He locked the doorways from outdoors to cease the household ftom escaping and had drained the water from water tank. Though one of many ladies wakened and rang up a neighbour for assist, Hameed threatened to set anybody who approached the home.
The neighbours alerted the police, however by the point rescue staff arrived it was late. Hameed, who had married twice, was staying together with his second spouse for the previous a number of years. Recently he returned dwelling to remain with Faizal in after his second spouse abandoned him.
However, there was an extended standing dispute over the household share given to Faizal. The native mosque authorities and the relations had held talks to settle the difficulty amicably, however in useless.
Planned brutal homicide
On Friday night time, as Faizal and his household went to mattress, Hameed locked the door from outdoors, drained water from the water tank and snapped energy cables. Later he opened the window of Faizal’s room, poured petrol into their room and set the toom ablaze.
Seeing the hearth spreading, Faizal had sought assist from his neighbour over telephone. However when a neighbour rushed to Faizal’s home, Hameed who was standing in entrance of the home threatened to set anyone who helps Faizal ablaze. He was standing in entrance of thd home with a bottle of petrol.
As a consequence, not one of the native residents may rescue the household. Though Faizal and his household tried to gather water from the toilet to extinguish hearth, the faucets had gone dry. Later the hearth was extinguished a staff of fireplace and rescue personnel and the police from the Karimannoor police station.
