Chandigarh, April 30 -- In the third such case of attempted arson in the city within a week, a group of five to six boys hurled burning bottles at a woman's house in Phase 2, Ram Darbar, past Sunday midnight.

The complainant, Amro, 52, told police that she was a housewife and took care of her paralysed husband. Around 1 am on Monday, she was watching television, when she heard disturbing sounds from the back gate of her residence. As she stepped out, she saw five to six boys hurling abuses at her son Kusu and challenging him to come out.

When she intervened and asked them to leave, they hurled burning bottles into their house, setting the gallery and back door on fire, Amro stated in her complaint.

The complainant claimed that two of t...