Kanpur: A married woman of 30 years Female A fire was allegedly set ablaze in Kulpahar police station area of Mahoba district on Sunday after a man from the village approached the police after being molested. The woman was admitted to a hospital in Jhansi in a critical condition, while the accused was taken into custody.
Police station in-charge (SHO) Kulpahar Mahendra Pratap Singh said on Monday, “The family members of the accused set the woman on fire by pouring kerosene.”
“On Saturday, he had filed a case of assault and molestation against his neighbor. The woman has alleged in her complaint that the family members of the aggrieved person entered her house after the registration of the case and set it on fire by pouring kerosene.
Police said that the husband of a married woman living in a village under Kulpahar police station area works as a laborer in Gujarat. The woman lives in the village with her in-laws and three children.
The father-in-law of the married woman told the police that her neighbor Vipin used to work with her son in Gujarat. The accused had returned from Gujarat a few days back. On Saturday, he raped his daughter-in-law. The complaint has been made to his relative. Along with this, a case has been registered against the accused by giving a complaint in Kotwali.
On Sunday, the Kotwali police took the accused Vipin into custody. In the afternoon, when the married woman was at home, Vipin’s family members entered the woman’s house and put kerosene on her and set her on fire. Hearing the cries of the woman, her mother-in-law showered water on her. With the help of some neighbours, the woman was taken to a hospital in Kulpahar. When his condition deteriorated, he was taken to a hospital in Mahoba, from where he was referred to Jhansi, police said.
Officials said heavy police force has been deployed in the village to avoid any untoward situation.
Police station in-charge (SHO) Kulpahar Mahendra Pratap Singh said on Monday, “The family members of the accused set the woman on fire by pouring kerosene.”
“On Saturday, he had filed a case of assault and molestation against his neighbor. The woman has alleged in her complaint that the family members of the aggrieved person entered her house after the registration of the case and set it on fire by pouring kerosene.
Police said that the husband of a married woman living in a village under Kulpahar police station area works as a laborer in Gujarat. The woman lives in the village with her in-laws and three children.
The father-in-law of the married woman told the police that her neighbor Vipin used to work with her son in Gujarat. The accused had returned from Gujarat a few days back. On Saturday, he raped his daughter-in-law. The complaint has been made to his relative. Along with this, a case has been registered against the accused by giving a complaint in Kotwali.
On Sunday, the Kotwali police took the accused Vipin into custody. In the afternoon, when the married woman was at home, Vipin’s family members entered the woman’s house and put kerosene on her and set her on fire. Hearing the cries of the woman, her mother-in-law showered water on her. With the help of some neighbours, the woman was taken to a hospital in Kulpahar. When his condition deteriorated, he was taken to a hospital in Mahoba, from where he was referred to Jhansi, police said.
Officials said heavy police force has been deployed in the village to avoid any untoward situation.
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