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Bikaner: Mother sets son ablaze for stealing Rs 5

An FIR was registered against the woman last night with Naya Shahar police station.

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Annoyed with her six-year-old son for stealing Rs 5 to buy corn puffs, a woman allegedly set him ablaze in Bikaner, police said on Monday.

The boy sustained burn injuries and is being treated at the PBM government hospital, police said.

“Primary investigation reveals that Rukhsana saw her son Sahil stealing Rs 5 from a box without telling her on Monday. Annoyed over the act, she set him ablaze. Other family members rescued him and rushed to the hospital,” Investigating Officer Hanumana Ram said.

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An FIR was registered against the woman last night with Naya Shahar police station.

No arrest could be made so far in this connection, he added.

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