Kolkata man accused of abetting teacher suicide sets lawyer’s flat on fire
Times of India | 20 February 2025
Kolkata: Khazan Singh, a former school managing committee member of Khalsa Model Senior Secondary School (KMSSS) in Dunlop, sustained burn injuries as he allegedly attempted to set a lawyer's flat ablaze on Tuesday evening, along with two others, in Dunlop. The lawyer, Bikram Singh, is fighting an abetment to suicide case against Khazan and some other management committee members of KMSSS.
In the court, Bikram is representing the family of Jasbir Kaur, a 58-year-old KMSSS teacher who was found hanging in her Dakshineswar apartment on Dec 5. Kaur had also live-streamed a video on social media,accusing the school principal and management committee members, including Singh, of mental harassment.
Bikram and his family, currently in Punjab, escaped harm in the fire incident. Khazan is now battling for his life at a private hospital off EM Bypass. CCTV footage showed Singh, engulfed in flames, desperately running to the terrace and jumping into the water reservoir to extinguish the fire. "The footage also shows Singh running out of the apartment with severe burn injuries. Later, his family members took him to a hospital off EM Bypass," cops said
The lawyer's brother, Joginder Singh, claimed that a room with several household objects was gutted. "As we tried to catch him (Khazan), he managed to escape with severe burn injuries, almost stripped of his clothes, along with his two associates," said Joginder. According to sources, Bikram had prevented Khazan from securing bail several times.
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