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Man set on fire by five friends in 'b'day prank'

The Free Press Journal - Mumbai

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November 27, 2025

The Vinoba Bhave Nagar police have arrested five young men and remanded them to custody until November 29 on charges of attempting to commit culpable homicide by dousing their 2l-year-old friend with petrol and setting him on fire during what they claim was a birthday prank.

- Avadhut Kharade

The accused are Ayaz Malik, Ashraf Malik, Kasim Chaudhary, Huzaifa Khan and Shariff Sheikh.

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