Mani Majra woman set on fire with Kerosene, accuses family
A 27-year-old woman was set on fire by two motorcycle-borne unidentified people after spilling kerosene on her on Tuesday night at Mani Majra. The victim, who got married to a taxi driver on September 10, suffered 45 per cent burn injuries and was admitted to the PGI. The victim’s husband, his father and a cousin along with others have been booked in a case of attempt to murder. “I made a police complaint against him following which he agreed to get married against the wishes of his family and finally we got married on September 10,” the victim said. The victim alleged that her husband started living at her house after the marriage and started harassing her. “A few days after the marriage, he asked for a divorce,” the victim said. The victim said she was returning from a hospital on a scooter when she noticed that a flat tyre. “We got down from the scooter and started walking. My mother was ahead of me when I saw a motorcycle pass by us. It came back after taking a U-turn; I thought they returned to help us,” said the victim. The accused was on his bike when he set the victim on fire. The victim could not see the faces of the accused as one of them was wearing a helmet while the other one had covered his face with a handkerchief. The police have registered a case under Sections 307 (attempt to murder) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC against the victim’s husband, Kulvinder, her father-in-law Kashmir Singh, Kulvinder’s cousin Rinku and others at the Mani Majra police station. -PTC News
