Five people set on fire undergoing treatment at Kirtipur Hospital

Kathmandu, June 5: Five people who were injured after a person sprinkled petrol and put them on fire in Saraswatinagar of Kathmandu Metropolitan City-7 are undergoing treatment at Kirtipur Burn Hospital.     

Spokesperson and Superintendent of Police of District Police Range Kathmandu, Navaraj Adhikari, said that 55-year-old Chanchal Bahadur Singh set fire to a room of his house by sprinkling petrol last night. Singh was reportedly under the influence of alcohol when he carried out the act.     

Five people who were injured in the incident are undergoing treated in Burn Hospital Kirtipur.     

According to police, the injured are 55-year-old Singh, his 44-year-old wife Bindu Singh, 24-year-old daughter Supriya Singh, 16-year-old daughter Samriddhi Singh and eight-year-old daughter Suhani Singh. Singh resorted to the act after a quarrel with his wife.     

Further investigation is underway regarding the incident, police said.(RSS)