Wife of a constable posted with MP Nagar police station was set ablaze allegedly by five persons late in the night on Monday at Prem Nagar under Chhola Mandir police station area.
Madhavi Choudhary the victim claimed that her brother Vimlesh’s in-laws have set her ablaze. She has named Bhikhari , Arvind, Jitendra, Nirmal and Rohit who came late in the night and set her ablaze after they failed to find Vimlesh and his wife Sonam.
SP North Arvind Saxena said that victim claimed that the five accuse were enraged over the marriage of her brother with Sonam without her parents’ consent. On the other hand victim’s husband Manish Choudhary had claimed that his wife had set herself ablaze.
In the initial investigation it was found that victim asked her brother to demand his share in Sonam’s property in Badi district which infuriated Sonam’s family who were already annoyed over her marriage with Vimlesh, he added.
The victim sustained burns over 60 percent and have less chances of survival, claimed the doctors treating her at Naramda hospital. The police have registered a case 307 of the IPC and would investigate into the matter.
Meanwhile, a 35-year-old woman was set ablaze by her sister in law and brother in- law at Ganga Nagar under Shymala Hills police station on Monday.
The victim Sunita Shrivas was set ablaze by her sister in law Usha Bai and brother in law Om Narayan said police.
Usha is elder sister of Satish who is victim’s husband. During the investigation, police found that the victim was harassed by Usha and Om Prakash but Satish never intervened to save the victim.
On Monday Usha went infuriated and set the victim ablaze who was later rushed to Hamidia hospital and is reportedly serious. The victim has sustained 60 percent burns.
The police have registered a case under section 294, 307 and 34 of the IPC and have started further investigation. No arrest has been made in the case claimed the police.