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Man sets younger brothers on fire over Rs 500 in Faisalabad

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ANI Faisalabad (Pakistan)

A man in Pakistan's Faisalabad district has allegedly set two of his younger brothers on fire after they refused to give him Rs. 500.

According to reports, Mushtaq had demanded Rs. 500 from his brothers Muhammad Umar and Abu Bakr.

After they refused, he sprinkled petrol on them and set fire to them.

Mushtaq, later set himself ablaze too, reports the Express Tribune.

The trio has been shifted to Allied Hospital where they are said to be out of danger.

According to initial investigations, the family is said to have misreported the incident. Even the police claimed that Mushtaq was an alcoholic and was not in his senses when he attacked his brothers.

 

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First Published: Aug 22 2016 | 2:48 PM IST

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