A serving Naib Subedar of Indian Army has been detained by Police for allegedly setting his wife on fire on Friday afternoon. She was admitted to Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital with 90 per cent burn injuries and her condition is reported critical.
The Naib Subedar, identified as Hasimuddin Khan, was detained by the Zafrabad Police in North East district.
Allegedly, the accused and his wife Rukhsana (38) had a heated argument over a trifle issue, which took an ugly turn. The wife locked herself in the bathroom and set herself ablaze. Hasimuddin Khan, who is posted in Jammu and Kashmir rifle battalion as a Subedar was on a month’s leave. Rukhsana was rushed to Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital by son Ajam Khan (21). Ajam told police that his father burnt his mother. Hasimuddin is in preventive custody, a police official said. A case under relevant Sections of the IPC has been registered and police are investigating the case from all angles.