Children cry ‘save us, mum’ as father locks room:Sets it ablaze in Chhatarpur; neighbours rescue them after mother’s call

In Tiwari Mohalla of Naugaon in Chhatarpur district, on Friday evening around 5 pm, a father locked his two sons aged 8 and 5 years in a rented room and set it on fire. At that very moment, the children’s mother called, during which she heard their screams. Seeing smoke rising from the house, neighbors broke down the door. They extinguished the fire and safely rescued both children. In the incident, the children and the accused father suffered minor burns. Both children have been admitted to Naugaon Community Health Center, where they are out of danger. Police are investigating the incident from the angle of it being carried out at the instigation of a tantrik (occultist). Called husband, heard children’s screams on the other end Raghavendra Tiwari, a resident of Palera police station area, was living with his sons Jai (8 years) and Harsh Mani (5 years) in a rented house in Tiwari Mohalla near Dharm Kanta on Chhatarpur Road, after his wife had gone to her maternal home. On Friday evening around 5 pm, he locked the children in a room and set it on fire. At the same time, his wife called him, and from the other side, the children’s screams could be heard – “Mummy… save us… Papa don’t burn us…” Started stopping neighbors with stones, said – why are you saving them Seeing smoke rising from the house, neighbors sensed something terrible had happened. They broke down the door and entered. The room was filled with smoke on all sides and both children were huddled in a corner. The fire was spreading rapidly. The neighbors extinguished the fire and brought the children out. During this, the children’s hands and feet got slightly burned. At the time of the incident, the accused father was also in the room and he too got burned. According to eyewitnesses, when people arrived to save the children, he was trying to stop them with a stone and was saying, “Why are you saving them?” Children out of danger, unable to speak properly due to shock According to sources, the accused Raghavendra was in contact with a tantric and took this step at his behest. The police are investigating the case from this angle. Both children were immediately admitted to Naugaon Community Health Center. According to doctors, the children are out of danger, but they are so traumatized after the incident that they are unable to speak properly.