Four persons, including three women and a child, were charred to death when their hut caught fire in Annibaijal village in Gauriganj area late last night, Deputy Superintendent of Police M P Singh said.
He said the father of three women killed in the incident Ramzan Ali has lodged an FIR against seven persons alleging that they torched his hut over a land dispute.
"The matter is being investigated," he said.
Published 12 March 2010, 06:05 IST