KATHMANDU, June 6: Five people who were injured after a person sprinkled petrol and set them on fire in Saraswati Nagar of Kathmandu Metropolitan City-7 are undergoing treatment at Kirtipur Burn Hospital.
Spokesperson at District Police Range Kathmandu, SP Nabraj Adhikari, said that 55-year-old Chanchal Bahadur Singh set fire to a room of his house by sprinkling petrol last night. Singh was reportedly under the influence of alcohol when he carried out the act.
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Five people who were injured in the incident are undergoing treatment in Burn Hospital Kirtipur.
According to police, the injured are 55-year-old Singh, his 44-year-old wife Bindu Singh, 24-year-old daughter Supriya Singh, 16-year-old daughter Samriddhi Singh and eight-year-old daughter Suhani Singh. Singh resorted to the act after a quarrel with his wife.
Further investigation into the incident is currently underway, police said.
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