9-year-old and her mother dead after a house in Silchar was allegedly set ablaze; Police investigation is on

In an astonishing turn of affairs, a house was allegedly set ablaze with residents inside it. The incident took place in Rabidas Lane, Benrenga, Silchar.

According to available information, Raju Rabidas was sleeping with his wife and daughter at his residence in Rabidas Lane – Berenga Part II and that is when a man entered the house. According to the statement given by Rajesh Rabidas, brother of Raju Rabidas, a man entered the house with a spray and then set the house ablaze.

Raju Rabidas’s wife and daughter were rushed to the hospital by locals. According to the statement given by Raju Rabidas, his wife and daughter has been declared dead by the doctors at Silchar Medical College and Hospital.

Nine-year-old Anjana Rabidas and her mother i.e Raju Rabidas’s wife Dulia Rabidas have been declared dead by the doctors at SMCH. Both were admitted to the Burn Department in critical condition. Post mortem has been conducted and now the family is transporting the bodies back to Berenga.

Raju Rabidas’ face has also got burnt severely. He is under treatment but out of danger.

It is worth mentioning here that, nothing else in the house got burnt. In fact, the bed that they were sleeping on is also intact. Also, the incident occurred on April 14, 2021 but the FIR was filed a day later, i.e yesterday.

Police is taking all the chain of events into account and investigating the matter. “We will first have to understand what happened there. The husband himself is unable to recall the chain of events. There were other people in the nearby areas, even they are unsure of what happened. We are investigating the matter but it is too early to draw conclusions,” asserted Additional Superintendent of Police, Jagadish Das.