Bengaluru: In a tragic incident occurred in Azad Nagar here, a man has reportedly set his son on fire for losing an amount of Rs 12,000, the video of which has gone viral on social media.

The deceased has been identified as Arpit who was killed by his own father Surendra, reports said.

It was revealed that the horrifying incident captured in the viral video occurred earlier on 1 April where a father sets his own son on fire in broad daylight.

After learning that the son has lost Rs 12,000, Surendra poured petrol over him, threatening to set him on fire with a lit match stick, while following him outside their house is captured in the viral video.

The CCTV footage showed the boy screaming and running around on the streets after he was burnt by his father.

Although the boy was admitted to the Victoria Hospital by the locals, he breathed his last on Thursday due to ineffective treatment of severe burns.

Meanwhile, it is learned that a case has been registered in this regard with the DJ Halli Police Station and the accused has been arrested.

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Kaushambi (UP) (PTI): Four people were killed and another man was critically injured after a tractor-trolley collided head-on with a motorcycle near a village here on Thursday, police said.

Five people were riding on a single motorcycle when the accident took place at around 9 pm near Arka village in the Karari area, they said.

The deceased were identified as Rahul (14), Akash Saroj (25), Aman (22) and Chhotu (20), while Vikas Kaithwal (18) sustained critical injuries. All the victims were residents of Dhanpara village.

The victims were taken to the district hospital, where doctors declared four of them dead. The injured person is undergoing treatment, police said.

Following the accident, the driver fled with the tractor, leaving the trolley behind, they said.

Police are now examining CCTV footage along the route taken by the motorcycle riders.

The Circle Officer of Manjhanpur has been asked to probe the functioning of police pickets and Police Response Vehicles deployed on the route, a senior police official said.

The families of the deceased have been informed, and post-mortem examinations are being conducted, he added.