A father of three who tried to burn his sons alive after he came back drunken was arrested. Balaram Bishwakarma from Nalang ward no 6 of Dhading district who locked up his sons into a room and burned his house this Saturday.
As the villagers were able to rescue the boys after they found the house on fire as stated by local police. One among them, Laxman is in serious condition due to serious burn injuries on his arms, shoulder and head.
The grandfather, Chakra Bahadur Bishwakarma is now at headquarter for the treatment of his grandsons. As due to poverty he is not able pay the bill for the treatment of his grandsons and looking for help. According to Chakra Bahadur, as the mother of the three ran away after her husband used to beat her severely every day after getting drunked. The boys were living with their father and grand parents.
The officer at Women and Children Development, Bhula Bhandari said that the district welfare board provided immediate help to the victims worth Nrs 5000.
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