Man burns down father-in-law's house in Fergana

A man in the Kuva district of Fergana region set fire to his father-in-law's house due to a family dispute. The Zamon news program reported this.

It turned out that the accused's wife had gone to her father's house with their child. The man, who had returned from Russia, went to his father-in-law's house to see his child, but was angered by his mother-in-law's words that his daughter had been married to another man.

A few hours later, the man returned to his father-in-law's house with gasoline in his hands. He poured gasoline into one of the rooms, set it on fire, and left the scene. The fire caused 109 million 884 thousand soums in damage.

In court, the man fully confessed to his guilt, saying that he had committed the act in anger and that he regretted it. The victim, his father-in-law, stated that the damage caused was fully compensated and that he had no claim against the defendant.

The court found the defendant guilty of committing a crime provided for in paragraph “b” of part two of Article 173 of the Criminal Code. Taking into account the fact that the damage caused was fully compensated and the victim had no claim, he was sentenced to 3 years of correctional labor.

Earlier, it was reported that a court sentence was read to a man in Yakkabag district of Kashkadarya region who threw a phone at his wife’s head during a family quarrel, causing bodily harm.

The court found the man guilty and sentenced him to 1 year and 6 months of imprisonment. The victim was also explained the right to file a civil lawsuit in court to recover the damage caused.