Archive · 12 Aug 2026
Vikhroli Double Murder House Gutted In Fire; Police Probe Arson
Something very sad happened to a family in their home in Mumbai, India.
A dad and his teenage son were hurt very badly and sadly died.
The police believe the hurt came from a fight between family members who lived in the same house.
The fight started because one person was playing songs too loudly on a mobile phone.
Police arrested three family members and closed the house so nobody could enter.
A few days later, in the middle of the night, the house caught fire.
Firefighters came quickly and stopped the fire, and nobody was hurt in the fire.
But almost everything inside the house was burned up.
The grandmother, who owns the house, says someone threw glowing embers inside on purpose.
People are wondering if the fire was an accident or if someone started it on purpose to hide evidence.
Now the police are trying to find out exactly what happened.
A Mumbai house where Sunil Kalicharan Vishwakarma, 40, and his 14-year-old son Shlok were allegedly murdered was gutted in a fire on August 10, days after police sealed the premises.
The fire broke out around 4.30 am at Shiv Chhaya Society, Rahul Nagar, Parksite, Vikhroli (West), and a gas cylinder reportedly exploded; nobody was injured but household belongings were destroyed.
Police registered an FIR against an unidentified person for allegedly setting the premises ablaze by throwing burning embers inside, on the complaint of house owner Vijaylakshmi Vishwakarma, 63.
The murders took place around 12.15 am on August 6 during a family dispute over reportedly vulgar songs played loudly on a mobile phone.
Sunil's brothers Surendra alias Sonu (36), Suraj (33) and Surendra's wife Preeti (28) were arrested and remanded in judicial custody; Anju (37) and her younger son remain seriously injured and under treatment.
- Who
- Sunil Kalicharan Vishwakarma, 40, and his son Shlok, 14, who were murdered; arrested brothers Surendra alias Sonu (36) and Suraj (33) and Surendra's wife Preeti (28); house owner Vijaylakshmi Vishwakarma, 63, who filed the arson complaint.
- What
- The house sealed after the father-son double murder was gutted in a fire; police booked an unidentified person for arson and are investigating whether the blaze was accidental or deliberately set, possibly to destroy evidence.
- When
- The fire broke out around 4.30 am on August 10; the murders took place around 12.15 am on August 6.
- Where
- Shiv Chhaya Society, Rahul Nagar, Parksite, Vikhroli (West), Mumbai.
- Why
- The murders allegedly followed a family dispute over loud, reportedly vulgar songs played on a mobile phone; the cause of the fire is under investigation.
- Incident location
- Shiv Chhaya Society, Rahul Nagar, Parksite, Vikhroli (West), Mumbai
- Fire date/time
- Around 4.30 am on August 10; smoke reported from about 2 am
- Murder date/time
- About 12.15 am on August 6
- Victims
- Sunil Kalicharan Vishwakarma (40) and Shlok Vishwakarma (14)
- Accused
- Surendra alias Sonu Kalicharan Vishwakarma (36), Preeti (28), Suraj Kalicharan Vishwakarma (33)
- Injured survivors
- Anju Vishwakarma (37) and her younger son, undergoing treatment
- FIR/complaint
- Vijaylakshmi Vishwakarma (63), house owner, alleged an unidentified person threw burning embers inside; FIR under Section 326(g) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Investigation status
- Three accused in judicial custody; police probing whether fire was accidental or evidence destruction
