Andhra Pradesh crime: The attackers allegedly poured petrol and set the 15-year-old student ablaze when he was on his way to tuition.
Girls set ablaze: The man sprinkled petrol on his daughters aged 16 and 10 and set them ablaze in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district.
Miscreants set seven trucks on fire in Assam's Dima Hasao on Thursday night.
A police officer said that an inebriated Balu first beat up the Class 6 student over his educational activities even as the boy's mother tried in vain to save him. An infuriated Balu then poured turpentine oil on Charan and set him ablaze.
A 15-year old girl died on Monday after being set ablaze near Villupuram allegedly by two men over long-standing enmity with her family and the duo arrested as the ghastly incident triggered an outrage.
The doctor had some bottles filled with inflammable substance stuffed inside his shirt and tried to start the fire with a lighter, police said.
"Those were terrible moments. Outside there was a lot of commotion. Everything at the station was being attacked and set afire," said the man, as the Acra station of the Eastern Railway looked like a ravaged battle zone.
On hearing her cries, neighbours rushed her to a local community health centre from where she was referred to the Kanpur hospital.
The sight of the rape victim set afire and running for help early Thursday sent shivers down the spine of local people. Ravindra, who sitting by the roadside then, told reporters that he was so frightened that he actually went to pick up his stick.
A woman official was burnt alive by an unidentified man in her office in the outskirts of Hyderabad on Monday, police said. Mandal Revenue Officer (MRO) Vijaya Reddy was in her chambers when the attacker walked in, poured petrol and set her ablaze.
A 28-year-old Dalit man in Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh was allegedly stripped, beaten up and set on fire by a mob who mistook him as a thief. Barabanki Superitendent of Police Akash Tomar said a case has been registered under the SC/ST Act and sections of the IPC, including an attempt to murder and voluntarily causing hurt.
Mobs protesting against the permanent resident certificate (PRC) continued their violence spree in Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday, setting ablaze the private residence of Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein, authorities said.
26-year-old Dilip Saroj succumbed to his injuries two days after he was beaten with a hockey stick, iron rod and bricks by a group following an altercation outside a restaurant.
In yet another shocking incident of a stalker turning killer, a young Chennai engineer was burnt alive late night on Monday allegedly by a former classmate who had been stalking her for about a month.
A 22-year-old woman, who is suspected to have provoked a mob to carry out the arson attack on 42 buses in Bengaluru, was allegedly offered Rs 100 and a plate of biryani to join the protests over Cauvery water-sharing.
A 13-year-old girl was on Saturday allegedly raped and set ablaze by three men in Rajasthan’s Sri Ganganagar district
Bahraich (UP), Mar 29: A 45-year-old man suffered serious burn injuries after he was allegedly set ablaze by his friend in Manvariya village, police said today. Totaram Kurmi was set on fire by his friend
Agartala, Sep 21: The "Maitree" passenger bus, running between Agartala and Dhaka, was burnt down by an angry mob at Narsindi in central Bangladesh Friday, officials said here. All the passengers and crew are said
Pune: Vandana Mhaiskar, mother of 22-year-old Dipa, says no one came to help as her daughter's former lover set her ablaze in his house while his brother and sister-in-law thrashed her, reports MidDay. Vandana was
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