Bhopal

42-year-old woman dies of burn injuries; youth ends life by hanging

Staff Reporter

A 42-year-old woman died after sustaining burn injuries on Saturday; deceased had sustained severe burn injuries under suspicious circumstances at her house at Banganga in the evening on Saturday.

According to the police, the deceased Neerja Verma sustained burn injuries at her house and was rushed to a nearby hospital and later she died during treatment.

After the preliminary investigation the body was sent for the post mortem and a case under section 174 of the CrPC was registered. The reason of the fire could not be ascertained and would be investigated.

During the investigation police found that the deceased was suffering from mental illness for the past four years and used to remain at house. Police said that the deceased died to burn injuries and would be investigated that she sustained injuries or she was set ablaze in the further investigation.

Meanwhile, a 22-year-old married youth committed suicide by hanging with the ceiling at Itwara under Talaiya police station area on Saturday.

Aman Sankat was spotted hanging by the family and took him to the nearby hospital where he was declared dead. After the preliminary investigation the body was sent for the post mortem.

A case under section 174 of the CrPC was registered by the police. During the investigation police found that the wife of deceased had a fight and left for her parents house on Thursday and later Aman committed suicide.