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New Indian Express
14 hours ago
- New Indian Express
Alcoholic sets mother on fire over Rs 5 lakh in Telangana's Warangal
HANAMKONDA: In a bone-chilling incident that sent shockwaves across Kuntapalli village of Sangem mandal in Warangal district, an alcoholic allegedly set his mother ablaze in the wee hours of Saturday. Police said an elderly couple, M Vinoda and Venkataiah, had received Rs 20 lakh from the state government as compensation for their agricultural land, which is being developed as a textile park. From the amount, they equally distributed Rs 15 lakh between their son and daughter and kept Rs 5 lakh for themselves. Their son, M Satish, after taking the money, purchased three acres of land in Machapuram village of Geesugonda mandal. However, for the past six months, the accused had been pressuring his parents to transfer the remaining Rs 5 lakh to him, even threatening them. The parents transferred the money to their daughter's bank account for safekeeping. Despite being repeatedly told by his parents that it was difficult for them to survive without that money, Satish went to their house and drenched his mother in petrol. As the smell of petrol wafted through the air, Vinoda got alerted and attempted to stop her son. Satish, however, lit a matchstick and set his mother on fire. Hearing the elderly couple's screams, neighbours rushed to the residence and doused the flames. In the incident, about 50% of Vinoda's body was burned. She was immediately taken to the hospital, where doctors are currently trying their best to save her.'We are monitoring the patient in the critical care unit and are trying our best to save her,' the doctors said.
Time of India
17 hours ago
- Time of India
Telangana horror: Man sets mother on fire over financial dispute; victim suffers 80% burns
SANGEM: In a shocking act of violence, a man poured petrol on his mother and set her ablaze at their home in Kuntapally village of Sangem mandal in Warangal district in the early hours of Saturday. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The 60-year-old victim, Muttineni Vinoda, suffered 80% burns and is battling for her life at MGM Hospital in Warangal. According to subinspector L Naresh, the accused, Muttineni Satish, is an alcoholic who had been harassing his parents—Vinoda and Sambaiah—for money. A year ago, he had attempted to harm his mother by setting fire to dry grass thrown on her. She escaped with minor injuries then. But on Saturday morning, Satish returned to their house carrying a bottle of petrol. He poured it on his sleeping mother. Sambaiah woke up due to the strong smell of petrol and tried to intervene, but Satish managed to lit the matchstick. Vinoda's clothes caught fire, and she was engulfed in flames. Neighbours rushed to the house after hearing the commotion and helped douse the flames. She was shifted to the hospital, where doctors confirmed she sustained severe burns and is being treated in the critical care unit. Vinoda and Sambaiah had received Rs 20 lakh compensation after their agricultural land was acquired by the govt for a textile park project. Of this, Rs 15 lakh was equally shared between Satish and his sister, while the remaining ?5 lakh was deposited in a bank for the elderly couple's livelihood. Satish used his share to purchase agricultural land near his in-laws' house at Machapur village in Geesugonda mandal. However, over the past six months, he began pressuring his parents for more money, accusing them of transferring extra funds to his sister and denying him his rightful share. Despite the parents' repeated explanation that no extra money remained, Satish remained aggressive and unrelenting, police said. Police meanwhile have taken up an investigation into the case.
