Two women were arrested for setting ablaze a 16-year-old girl at Banganga area of the Shyamla Hills police station area on Friday. A case of attempt to murder was registered against them on Sunday.
Police registered the case after two days of the incident as there was confusion regarding the limits of the police station in which the spot of incident falls. The accused Poonam lodhi (35) and her 14-year-old daughter were arrested and were produced in the court on Monday. Poonam was sent under judicial custody while the minor accused was sent to the police custody.
On Friday, victim alleged that her 14-year-old neighbour’s mother is having bad character and wanders in company of several men which infuriated the victim’s neighbour after which they have a heated exchanged of words and after the fight she went to her house and told her mother about the allegations raised by the victim.
After learning the allegations the mother-daughter duo went straight to the victim’s house but this time the fight went beyond control as the duo poured kerosene oil and set the victim ablaze and escaped the spot. Hearing her plea for help the locals reached to help her and she was rushed to the Kamla Nehru hospital.
The victim has sustained around 80 per cent burns and her condition is critical claimed the doctors and is under observation. Police were informed and after preliminary investigation on Sunday the police have registered a case under section 307, 452, 506 and 34 of the IPC.