In a horrific incident reported from Gujarat, a woman named her puppy ‘Sonu’ over which her neighbour set her on fire. The 35-year-old victim has been identified as Neetaben Sarvajya and the neighbour has been identified as Surabhai Bharwad.
After the incident, the woman was rushed to a government hospital where she’s undergoing treatment now. Reportedly, the woman had named her dog which is also the nickname of the neighbour’s wife. On Monday afternoon, the accused neighbour and 5 other persons forcefully entered the victim’s home and ended up committing the horrific crime over such a trivial matter.
Background
How far can one take their rage and unleash it over someone? How far does the fuel of revenge burn in a person? What does it take for a person to put law and order aside and unleash havoc on someone over a trivial matter? While we may never know the answers to these questions, certain incidents get us pondering about these questions.
In one such incident a woman was set on fire by her neighbour over the name of her puppy.
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The Facts of the Matter
35-year-old Neetaben Sarvaiya named her puppy ‘Sonu’. Little did she know that this would end her in a government hospital with burn injuries. On Tuesday, her neighbour burned her over the name as it was similar to the nickname of her wife. The incident was reported from Bhavnagar, Gujarat.
Neighbour and Others Forcefully Enters Victim’s Home
According to an NDTV report, the victim’s husband and her children were not at the home when the victim was with the youngest son on Monday. Family members of the victim forcefully entered her home and started arguing about the issue with the name of the dog. The neighbour objected to the naming of the puppy, which ultimately escalated to a point of no turning back.
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Victim Tries To Avoid Confrontation, Accused Set Her on Fire
During the confrontation, the neighbour abused the victim several times. The victim tried to evade the neighbours and, in a bid to do so, entered the kitchen. This is when three people entered the kitchen and one of them poured kerosene over her and lit a matchstick to set her on fire, stated the FIR.
Husband Reaches Home in Nick of Time, Woman Sustains Burn Injuries
Meanwhile, the husband of the victim rushed home and so did several neighbours who heard the women’s alarming call. Before the fire could burn the victim to death, a coat was put on the woman and the fire was doused.
Reportedly, the family had a history of arguments prior to this incident. The family had altercations with each other over water supply issues and at that time, the matter was put to rest.
So far, no one has been arrested in the incident. However, the police filed an FIR against the culprits against various sections of the Indian Penal Code. This includes Section 307 (Attempt to murder), Section 441 (Criminal trespass), and sections pertaining to punishment for insulting a woman.
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Similar Incident of Crime Caused Due to Revenge
Earlier this week another crime committed in the guise of revenge was reported from Bhopal. A 6-year-old boy was kidnapped by a brother and sister duo and was later strangled to death. The accused had stuffed the young boy’s body in a bag and could’ve gotten away with it had the police not swung into the action. The brother and sister were reportedly the relatives of the deceased’s boy. They had killed the young boy over property dispute and revenge due to old family rivalry.
