Nimapara: Police Sunday booked four persons on charges of setting ablaze a house at Basimati Bauladanda village here allegedly over past enmity. Police sources said the house belonging to Ahalya Das was allegedly set on fire Friday night by Suresh Das, Ranjan Das, Swagat Das and Manjulata Das, all residents of the village. Based on a plaint filed by Ahalya Das, a case (7/18) under Sections 294, 323, 354,506, 436 and 34 of IPC has been registered against the four accused. Police said one accused, Swagat, has been detained for interrogation and efforts are on to nab the others. Notably, the accused had threatened Ahalya to set her house on fire, following a quarrel over some issue Friday morning.
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