Caught on cam: Man sets relative’s house on fire over financial dispute in Bengaluru; accused on the run

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 Man sets relative’s house on fire over financial dispute in Bengaluru; accused on the run

BENGALURU: A 45-year-old man allegedly set fire to the house of his relative over a financial dispute in Vivek Nagar on Tuesday. According to the police, there were no casualties reported in the incident, but the house of the victim was damaged.The accused, who set the fire, was identified as Subramani, a resident of Ejipura in Vivek Nagar. According to the complaint filed by Sathish Kumar, 41, a resident of 4th Cross in Vivek Nagar, the incident happened around 5.20 pm on July 1.

Satish lives in a three-storey building with his mother, Venkataramani, her brother Mohandas, Vijay Kumar, and Ravikumar. He works as a security training and inspection manager at a private firm in Whitefield for the last nine months.Satish said that around eight years ago, his brother’s daughter, Parvati, took a loan of Rs 5 lakhs from his mother, Venkataramani, for the marriage of her daughter, Mahalakshmi, aka Ammu. Venkataramani asked Parvati to return the borrowed money.When his mother asked for the money back, Parvati and her daughter Mahalakshmi got angry and abused his mother with abusive words. They allegedly asked, "Your husband died with the money, and did you give me the money to us?" and abused her filthily.

They also threatened the family with dire consequences.On the evening of June 30, Mahalakshmi called Satish’s number and told him, "Your mother and your brother Ravi are asking us for money repeatedly. Tell them not to ask for money; otherwise, they threatened with dire consequences."Following the threats, Satish and others went to Parvati's house around 7.30 pm and questioned why they were fussing. They asked them to discuss the issue and fix things before returning home.On July 1, around 5.30 pm, Satish’s mother called him and informed him that someone set fire to the ground floor of the house while his brother was sleeping. The neighbours who saw the fire managed to douse it. The shoe rack, window, and main door of the house were gutted in the fire.After returning to the house, Satish checked the CCTV footage installed in their house and found Subramani pouring petrol starting from the entrance of the house, the shoe rack, and setting it on fire with a matchstick.

Satish accused Subramani of making efforts to kill his mother and brother.The Vivek Nagar police registered a case under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections 109 (attempt to murder), 326 (mischief by injury, inundation, fire or explosive substance, etc.), 351 (criminal intimidation), and 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace). The accused is at large, and efforts are underway to nab him, a senior officer said.

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