Jharkhand woman dies after drunk husband sets her on fire

Chatra, September 15 A drunk man in Jharkhand’s Chatra district allegedly set his wife on fire following a tiff, resulting in her death, and also injuring his mother critically, who tried to save her, police said on Friday. The incident...

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Updated At : 09:52 PM Sep 15, 2023 IST

Chatra, September 15

A drunk man in Jharkhand’s Chatra district allegedly set his wife on fire following a tiff, resulting in her death, and also injuring his mother critically, who tried to save her, police said on Friday.

The incident happened at Surahibag village in Itkhori police station area on Thursday night, they said.

The accused, Kuldeep Kumar Dangi, is on the run since the incident, police said.

“Raids are on to nab him,” Itkhori police station in-charge Vinod Kumar Yadav said. Dangi used to beat his wife regularly after getting drunk, he said.

“On Thursday night, he assaulted his wife under the influence of alcohol. He then set her on fire after pouring kerosene. His mother came to her rescue, and she received 80 per cent burn injuries,” Yadav said.

The body of his wife was sent for post-mortem examination, while his mother was admitted to RIMS in Ranchi.

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