Harassed with forced marriage, a 25-year-old man was set ablaze by his wife late in the night on Wednesday at Sirsoda village of Raisen district under Dehgaon police station area. He has been hospitalised in serious condition. In charge of Dehgaon police station SR Yadav said the victim Ramdayal Ahirwar sustained severe burns in his private parts after his wife set him afire while he was asleep. Yadav said that the victim works as labour and for the past one and half year he tried to maintain relationship but his wife used to remain most of the time at her parents’ house and she returned on October 25 after their parents agreed to send her and later the incident took place on Wednesday. During the investigation police found that the victim’s wife was married against her will and later she used to fight and force the victim to divorce her and make her parents agree for their separation.
Ramdayal was ready to divorce her, but in rage the woman committed the crime. Investigation has been started but victim’s wife has not been arrested. She would be questioned during the investigation, said Yadav. At the time of incident victim who was sleeping in his under pants his wife Sandhya set his private parts ablaze and before he could understand she poured kerosene and set him ablaze in which he sustained severe burns and was rushed to hospital where his condition is reportedly stable. The police have registered a case under section 307 of the IPC and have started further investigation into the matter.