Overview
- Police allege that on Tuesday, October 13 the accused, identified as Ashok Raval/Rawal, doused his roughly two‑ to two‑and‑a‑half‑year‑old son with petrol and set him on fire, and the child later died at a local hospital.
- After the death the body was reportedly buried at a community cremation ground and the accused’s uncle filed a complaint that prompted police to exhume the remains for a postmortem examination.
- Authorities arrested Raval/Rawal, registered an FIR and have charged him with murder and destruction or disappearance of evidence; he remains in police custody while investigators continue their inquiry.
- Police statements and the FIR frame the motive as domestic discord, saying the father viewed the child as a burden after the mother returned to her parental home and left him to care for the toddler alone.
- A distressing video of the badly burned child has circulated in media reports and investigators are examining forensic findings from the postmortem as the probe and legal process proceed.