Maharashtra: Beed man attempts to burn daughters alive; relatives avert tragedy

A man allegedly poured diesel over his two minor daughters and attempted to set them on fire following a family dispute in Maharashtrarsquos Beed district police said on TuesdayDispute leads to confrontationPolice have registered a case against the accused identified as Mahesh Vishnu Somase in connection with the incident that occurred in Lahamewadi village in Majalgaon tehsil on May 2 an official said PTI reportedAccording to police Somasersquos wife Ashwini had been staying at her maternal home after a domestic dispute On Saturday evening he arrived there with their two daughters aged four and fiveHeated argument escalatesSomase allegedly insisted that his wife return home immediately When she refused and suggested involving community elders to mediate the issue he reportedly became enraged and threatened to kill her and her relativesAttempt thwartedIn a shocking turn the accused allegedly took out a can of diesel from a bag on his motorcycle poured it over the children and attempted to set them on fire using a matchboxA relative present at the spot managed to snatch the matchbox from his hands preventing a tragedy the official said the news agency reportedProbe underwayPolice have launched an investigation into the incident and further action is being takenFouryearold girl sexually assaulted murdered accused arrestedA fouryearold girl was allegedly sexually assaulted and murdered by a senior citizen in a village in Maharashtras Pune district police said last weekAs reported by news agency PTI police have arrested a 65yearold man in connection with the incident that occurred in Bhor tehsilPolice officials while briefing about the incident said The accused allegedly lured the child with the promise of food and took her to a shed in a cattle enclosure where he sexually assaulted her and killed her as per PTIThey further added ldquoWhen the girl went missing her relatives began looking for her During the search CCTV footage from a private residence captured the accused with the childrdquo as cited by PTIOfficials further confirmed that the accused was arrested soon after the probe was launchedIncident triggered outrageThe incident triggered outrage in the area as hundreds of villagers rushed to a police chowki and demanded stern action against the accused The mob later staged a blockade on the MumbaiBengaluru Highway resulting in heavy trafficPune Rural Superintendent of Police Sandip Singh Gill assuaged the mob assuring the public that a chargesheet in the case will be filed within 15 days and the trial will be held in a fasttrack courtWith PTI inputs