A woman was set ablaze by her husband in Bamna village under Pichore police station area on Sunday. The accused after killing his wife left their two and a half year old son. Police said the accused husband Rakesh Vanshkar is a habitual gambler and liquor addict and set his wife Munni ablaze after having a fight with her.
The injured was rushed to Pichore hospital and later referred to Shivpuri hospital where she died. She sustained 95 percent burn injuries which caused her death. In her dying statement, the deceased stated that she was set ablaze by her husband Rakesh.
Her brother Suresh and Sarwan told that the deceased got married to accused 9 years ago and after the marriage, the two used to work as labour at Ahmedabad where they lived for 6 years and returned to their village Bamna three years. They told that their sister used to inform regarding assault by the accused after drinking heavily.
She started to live at Padora around a month ago after a fight with the accused but the accused apologized and took her back. After few days, he started his earlier acts and later killed her. The two works as labour in Bhind and rushed to the village after they received information that their sister died
The family members of the deceased denied that the in-laws of the deceased used to harass her over dowry and only her husband was involved in the harassment and used to demand money.