In a shocking incident, a man set his wife on fire after pouring kerosene oil on her outside their home in North-East Delhi’s Jyoti Nagar locality on Thursday evening. The victim, identified as Rubina, was admitted to the Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital with 75 per cent burns. Police said the condition of the woman was critical and her husband was on the run.
Her husband, identified as Rayees Khan, had come to meet her in Jyoti Nagar area. Police suspected that Khan had already planned to kill her. A family member told police that Khan first apologised and told her that he had come to take her back home. “When she came out of the house, he poured the kerosene on her and set her alight. She was taken to hospital where she is being treated for burn injuries.
“A passerby made a PCR call at 4.02 pm and informed police about the incident. Preliminary investigations suggest that the couple has been undergoing marital discord and has two children. They couple got married six years ago. A case under relevant sections was registered at Jyoti Nagar police station and a manhunt for the victim’s husband has been launched with police raiding several places in Uttar Pradesh where he may have fled. Further investigations are on.