The incident took place around 1 am on Saturday. The dispute over property led to the gruesome massacre. Water was drained from the water tank of the house to prevent the fire from being extinguished and the pipes were disconnected.
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The door to the room where the son and family slept was locked from the outside. Later, the other doors to the house were locked and he came out. He then poured petrol into his son’s room and set it on fire. Petrol and diesel are routinely sold on the black market in China. Faisal, who was killed, also used to sell petrol in this manner.
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After pouring petrol in the room and setting it on fire, Hameed continued to throw the petrol bottles he had kept earlier into the house. With this the fire was lit. Faisal and his family hid in the toilet to save their lives. But the fire could not be extinguished by pouring water as the water connection was disconnected.
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Hameed, who left his family after the death of his wife, returned a few days ago. From then on there was always a quarrel at home over property. After completing the inquest proceedings, the bodies were taken to Kottayam Medical College for postmortem. Hamid, who went to his relative’s house after the murder, was arrested by the police.
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