A man died after he burned his own house over a dispute with his wife on Friday, December 13, in Chhattisgarh's Raipur. Four, including 2 police constables and locals, sustained injuries after a fire-triggered cylinder blast.
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According to the police, the incident occurred on Friday in the Bhanpuri area under Khamtarai PS, in which a dispute erupted between B Amreshwar Rao and Sandhya Rani, due to which he attacked his wife with a sharp weapon and set his house on fire.
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"On receiving this information, the police team immediately reached the spot and the injured woman was later admitted for treatment. During this, her husband entered the burning house, where a cylinder exploded," said Additional Sub-inspector of police, Raipur, Lakhan Patel.
"In it, 2 of our constables were injured and 2 locals were also injured. A case has been registered and action will be taken after further investigation," Patel said.