Jilted youth behind fire accident that charred seven people to death

INDORE: The police have registered a case against a youth in connection with the death of seven people in a fire accident at a three-storeyed building in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The police have found that a youth named Shubham Dixit (27) is behind the fire in the residential building in Vijay Nagar locality of Indore city. Shubham Dixit was in love with a woman who resided in the building. He had set fire to her vehicle in revenge as she rejected his love. This had led to the fire in the building.

“Initially it appeared that a short circuit caused the fire. But after scanning CCTV footage of the houses near the gutted building, we found that a man ignited the blaze by setting fire to a vehicle in the building’s parking area. The flames spread and engulfed the three-storey building,” said the Indore police. The investigation has been intensified in the area. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has ordered a probe into the incident and has announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh each for the families of the dead. The fire took place between 3 am and 4 am. There were many families in the building. According to the police, seven people were killed and nine others sustained injuries in the accident. The bodies of three people were not in a state to be identified. The rest died after inhaling fumes. The absence of fire protection systems in the building had increased the magnitude of the accident.