Woman sets self, son afire in Jalaun district

KANPUR: A 30-year-old woman allegedly set herself and her 18-month-old son on fire in Jalaun district on Monday.
Woman, Saroj Devi and her son Vishnu died of severe burns before her neighbours could rush them to hospital. “Her son died on the spot while Saroj succumbed on way to the hospital,” police said.
According to police, the incident took place in the morning hours at Madori village under Gohan police station.The woman, who was alone with the baby at home, locked doors of the house before taking the extreme step. Her neighbours, alerted by her screams and the smoke billowing out of the house, broke open the doors, but by then, she and her child, who had sustained serious burn wounds, succumbed later.
Saroj along with her son Vishnu used to live with her inlaws while her husband Lokendra Singh works in a private firm in Rajkot, Gujarat, police said.
“On Monday morning, while other family members went to harvest the crop, Saroj locked the doors of her room and set herself ablaze with her child,” said station house officer Gohan Vinod Pandey.