On the suspicion of theft a 30-year-old married woman was set ablaze by her mother-in-law at Subash Colony under Ashoka Garden police station area on Monday.
According to the police on Monday evening Pinki Shreevas sustained severe burn injuries. After she was found engulfed in flames, the
neighbors rushed to her rescue and she was rushed to a nearby hospital where her condition is reportedly critical.
The attending doctors informed that the victim has sustained around 60 per cent burns and has been kept under observation.
Based on the statements of the victim after preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under section 307 of the IPC and have arrested the accused Vidhya Devi.
In the complaint the victim has claimed that her mother-in-law Vidhya Devi used to quarrel with her over petty issues and used abusive and derogatory language for her. On Monday her mother-in-law Vidhya Devi accused her of stealing a household article and started fighting over the issue she became so infuriated that she sprinkled kerosene oil over her and set her ablaze.
The victim is a resident of D-sector of Subhash Colony with her husband and
in-laws.
Police said that the victim has given statements against her mother-in-law but the accused has claimed that the victim had set herself ablaze and to has fabricated the whole story. She accepted that there were fights between them on the issue of household expenses and using of grocery items.
Victim is undergoing treatment at Narmada
hospital, told the police.