Overview
- The attack occurred around 5:30 am on December 29 in Bendri village of Naigaon tehsil, hours after Santosh Madhavrao Bendrikar was released on bail.
- Police say Bendrikar, his father Madhav and brother Shivkumar confronted the man near a tin shed and allegedly poured petrol on him before igniting it.
- The victim was taken to a hospital in Nanded city and remains in severe condition with extensive burn injuries.
- Naigaon police arrested all three suspects and a local court remanded them to police custody on December 30.
- SDPO Shyam Panegaonkar visited the area to oversee the response as officers continued their probe following local tensions.