PATNA, India - A man in Bihar set his young wife on fire merely because she forgot to add salt to a mutton dish she had cooked at home.
The victim with severe burn injuries has been admitted to a local
hospital for treatment even as police are conducting raids to arrest her
absconding husband.
The heart-rending incident occurred at Alam Tota locality under
Forbesganj police station in eastern Bihar’s Araria district on Thursday
night but was reported in the local media only on Saturday.
Police said Nazarana Khatoon, 25, served the cooked mutton to her
husband Mohammad Guddu Khan when he returned home after a day’s work on
Thursday night but when he ate, he found the dish tasteless as it had no
salt, leaving him extremely infuriated.
In a fit of anger, the man grabbed the kerosene lamp kept at home,
poured the entire inflammable on his wife and then lit the match stick
before locking her in one of the rooms as she screamed for help.
Hearing her scream, someone in the locality informed the local police
who reached the spot after about three hours due to incomplete address
details and finally rescued the victim who was battling for life in her
solitary confinement. Immediately, she was moved to a local hospital for
treatment. Doctors say the victim has suffered more than 40 per cent
burn injuries and her condition is still critical.
Source: Agency
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