According to police, the mother and father of the deceased were living separately following domestic quarrels. The boy was living with the mother.
The father got angry just because his son questioned him about the chicken curry gobbled up by him. The tiff turned into an ugly fight which led to the death of the son.
As per locals, the man was mentally unstable and was into religious engagements.
The children's mother told the police that she and her husband, a daily wage worker, often fought over money-related issues.
A police officer said that an inebriated Balu first beat up the Class 6 student over his educational activities even as the boy's mother tried in vain to save him. An infuriated Balu then poured turpentine oil on Charan and set him ablaze.
The accused was arrested by the police on Wednesday evening after the boy's mother and maternal uncle reported the matter to the police.
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