The 35-year-old married woman, who had allegedly set herself ablaze on March 24, succumbed in the hospital, while undergoing treatment on Monday.
According to the police, the victim Vinita Chaurasiya, after having a fight with her husband set herself ablaze at her Shiv Nagar residence under Chhola Mandir police station area. Her husband rushed her to a nearby hospital.Victim’s husband in his statement to the police said that he attempted to save her but in the bid to save her, he also sustained burn injures in both of his arms, and is undergoing treatment for the same.
Police were informed and after preliminary investigation the body was sent for the post mortem. The police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and have started further investigation.Police said that the victim committed suicide after having a fight with her husband. Therefore, he would be investigated and if found guilty a case of abetment to suicide against the victim’s husband would be registered.
Victim was a resident of Shiv Nagar colony at Chhola Mandir area. The condition of the victim’s husband is reportedly stable and would be questioned further for investigation, said the police. Meanwhile, a 40-year-old was electrocuted, when he was trying to mend an electricity fault in Koh-e-Fiza area.According to the police, Razzak Ali was electrocuted while he was trying to repair a fault at Koh-e-Fiza area.
The victim sustained electric shock and was rushed to Hamidia hospital where he was declared dead. The police have registered a case under Section 174 of the CrPC.