Seven people were killed when their girlfriend cheated and set the building on fire
The accused who set fire to the building of Swaran Bagh Colony in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India, has made a sensational claim after his arrest.
He took this step because of a girl who was making a fool of him in love, accused said.
''Seven people were killed and nine were injured in the incident.''
Indore police arrested accused Shabham on Saturday night. The accused was injured when he was brought before him.
According to police, the accused was injured while trying to save himself from arrest. ''The accused has allegedly confessed to the crime.''
During police custody, a girl slapped the accused and kept asking him why he took this step and "what did he get from it?" The incident took place while the police were taking the accused from the police station. It is said that this girl is the sister of the woman whom the accused loved.
'Fire in the building to teach the girl a lesson'
Shubham hails from Jhansi and has been living in Indore for the last one year.
''According to police, he had a private job.'' He has worked in many places in the last one year. He stayed in the same building for six months and then got into an argument with the girl and then she left the building.
Attempts were made to contact his family in Jhansi but no one was available. When questioned by the media, Shabham said only that he had done such a thing to teach a girl a lesson.
Meanwhile, station in-charge Tehzeeb Qazi said, "After the case came to light, the police were looking for him. His mobile phone was also working. He was talking to the people. When he reached his place, the police arrested him." done.'
According to the police, even after carrying out the incident, he was taking all the information about what was happening. According to police, in the CCTV footage, he was in the parking lot of the building at about 3 o'clock at night and he took out petrol from the same scooter, then set it on fire.
City shaken by accident
The incident shook the entire city as it claimed the lives of people who had nothing to do with the incident. Police have registered a case of murder against accused Shabham Dixit.
Police Commissioner Hari Narain Chari said, "At first the police thought it was a short circuit but when CCTV footage was seen, a man was seen setting it on fire. After which the direction of the investigation changed.
Then the whole affair came to light in which it was found out that the said person wanted to marry the girl living in this building and he was getting married somewhere else, then he took this step.
The incident took place late Friday night at the Insaf Patel building.
''Police officials also said that there was a quarrel between the two some time ago.'' However, he also said that he did not think that the fire would spread so much and many people would die. He just wanted to burn the girl's car.
Prime Minister Modi also expressed grief
''Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan have also expressed regret over the incident.At the same time, compensation of Rs.4 lakh has also been announced for the deceased''.
''The Chief Minister also ordered stern action against those responsible.'' Police were about to take action against the owner of the building in this case as they did not have any arrangements to stop the fire. But then things went awry.
The city's Vijaynagar police registered a case under Section 302 of the IPC against Shabham Dixit and arrested him and took him to a major hospital late at night for medical treatment.
The dead included Aishwarya Singh Sisodia, his wife Neto Sisodia, Ashish, Guru, Akanksha, Devinder and Sameer.
''The injured are being treated at a private hospital.'' The fire was so fierce that the people living there could not escape. The road there was completely engulfed in flames.
The injured said that their sleep was disturbed by the heat of the fire at night. The flames were so strong that he stopped breathing. Somehow he saved himself.