In a heinuous crime a 70-year-old man was set ablaze by his son over a land dispute in Berasia on Saturday night. A farmer living in Berasia area was burnt alive by his own son. The farmers condition remains very critical due to 70 percent burns. Police have registered a case of attempted murder in this matter. The accused son is being searched. He is absconding after the incident. Initial investigation by the police has revealed that there was an old dispute between the father and son over a piece of land. At the time of the incident, the burnt old man was drunk. Karan Kushwaha lives in Arjunkhedi. He does farming on his own land in the village. His elder son Bhavani wanted to get a piece of land of one acre in his name. While the father was not ready, there has been a dispute between the two for a long time regarding this matter. On Saturday night, the father reached home in a drunken state. There the son had a dispute with him. The son locked the father in a room and set the room on fire. Due to which the old man got badly burnt. Seeing the fire, the neighbors and relatives extinguished the fire and took the old man to the hospital. Where his treatment is going on in a private hospital. Burned alive, critical: The incident was carried out due to land dispute in Berasia. Initial investigation by the police has revealed that there was an old dispute between the father and son over a piece of land. At the time of the incident, the burnt old man was drunk.

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