Fire that burnt two Dalit kids alive started from within the house: forensics
New Delhi: The Forensics team who inspected the crime scene where Dalit two children were allegedly burnt alive by upper caste men, completely trashed the version of the father and complainant Jitender, concluding that the origin of fire was from within the house and not from outside.
According to a report in The Indian Express, the forensic team found a half-burnt plastic bottle of kerosene from under the bed, and a burnt matchstick lying on a slab next to the window.
Jitendra alleged that 11 people entered his house by scaling the walls, and set the house on fire. In the incident, two of his children were burnt alive and his wife Rekha, suffered 30 per cent burns. She was later admitted at Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi. Jitendra also sustained injuries while trying to save his children.
The forensic team believes that the pattern of pouring the inflammable substance was vertical, which wouldn't have been possible if the woman Rekha was lying on the bed. The splatter pattern of the inflammable liquid was also analysed and was found to be circular, which indicates that it was not thrown from a distance but poured from a place close enough from where it was set on fire. The team also said that if the attackers did jump the wall, the plants at the foot of the wall would be damaged. The smoke-ash traces on the bolt of the door also indicated that the door was bolted from inside.
The Forensic Science Lab is likely to submit its report to the CBI by this weekend.