A 23-year-old married woman died after her clothes caught fire at her residence at 50 quarters under Piplani police station area on Monday; deceased’s husband sustained burn injuries in a bid to save her. The deceased Sarita Verma was rushed to a nearby hospital after her clothes caught fire while cooking, where she died later.
Police said that the incident took place when the deceased was preparing food while her husband had gone to bring grocery.
Her husband Sudhir sustained injuries while he tried to save her. Body was sent for the preliminary investigation after the preliminary investigation. The police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and have started further investigation. Meanwhile a 55-year-old man died while undergoing treatment in the wee hours on Monday; deceased was found injured near a liquor shop at 11 Mile trisection under Misrod police station area on October 7. According to the police a man was found in an injured state near a liquor shop at 11 Mile trisection and was rushed to Noble hospital where he died during treatment in the wee hours on Monday. The deceased was identified as Mahendra Singh.
Investigating Officer ASI Arun Sharma said that the deceased was a resident of Peepdi village and used to work as driver. The errant driver and vehicle have not been identified. The deceased hailed from Punjab and used to work in Misrod. The police have registered a case under section 304 A of the IPC.