Madhya Pradesh Man Accused Of Setting 3 Houses On Fire, Ransacking Temple
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The man, allegedly under the influence of alcohol, set fire to two houses belonging to Muslim men and one to a Hindu family, following which the Muslim families alleged they were attacked because of their religious identity.
A man in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district has been charged for allegedly setting three houses - two belonging to Muslim men and one Hindu family - on fire and vandalising a temple on the same day.
On January 5, the man Bunty Upadhyaya, allegedly under the influence of alcohol, attacked Shaukat Ali. He was arrested by the police and sent to jail.
When Bunty got out on bail on Thursday, he allegedly set three houses on fire, including Shaukat's. He also allegedly beat Shaukat's sister Kamroon Bi with a rubber pipe.
Later he burnt an auto and set the house of Chandrakanta on fire - all are residents of Kodiya Hanuman Mandir in Khandwa district.
