to the cops saheb said he visited his grandmother regularly and that it was a blessing to be able to celebrate festivals and occasions with his grandmother saheb accepted in his statement that he had lit the candles on christmas and new years eve because they were occasions in which candles were lit the world overthe chargesheet says that saheb admitted to lighting candles even in the rented house where he celebrated festivals irrespective of religion he said he had lit candles in his grandmothers room even on christmas but the caretaker had taken care to see they were put out later however srishti did not do her duty properly i presumed she would put out the candles but she didnt saheb claimed had i known she would be careless about it i wouldnt have left them alight in the room