Man sets ablaze cousin over land dispute

Vadodara, Mar 14 (UNI) A twentyfive-year-old youth was set ablaze by his cousin in Khakhanpur village of Anand district after he collected a few bags of earth from a disputed land of the family.

An angry Vikramsinh Ganpatsinh could not tolerate the act of his cousin Vikramsinh Chauhan and attacked the latter with the help of five of his friends and set him ablaze by pouring kerosene when he was asleep last night.

The victim, who had reportedly suffered more than 90 per cent burns, was later aditted to the SSG civil hospital.

Umreth police registered a case under sections 143, 147, 148, 149, 323 and 307 of the IPC against the six accused on the basis of a complaint filed by the victim's father.

Police sources said all the accused were absconding.

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