Investigation Launched After Three Burned in Rural Bihar Tragedy

Police have opened a full inquiry into the fire that claimed the lives of Salim and his daughter Afreen in Miya Bigha village, Aurangabad. Investigators are probing whether the blaze was accidental or deliberately set amid a protracted family dispute involving Salim’s son Ishtekhara. Witnesses claim the son may have ignited the house, but the claim remains under scrutiny. The surviving daughter, Chandni, continues to receive intensive treatment at Magadh Medical Hospital while officials collect statements from relatives and neighbors.