Molested woman set afire in Mahoba for approaching police

Kanpur: A 30-year-old married woman was allegedly set on fire for approaching police after being molested by a village man in Kulpahar police area in Mahoba district on Sunday. The woman was admitted to a hospital in Jhansi in a serious condition while the accused was taken into custody.
Station house officer (SHO) Kulpahar Mahendra Pratap Singh on Monday said, “The accused’s family members poured kerosene over the woman and set her afire.”
“On Saturday, she had registered a case against her neighbour for assaulting and molesting her.The woman in her complaint alleged that the man’s family members, angry over the registration of the case, barged into her house and poured kerosene and set her afire,” the SHO added.
The police said that the husband of the married woman, a resident of a village under Kulpahar police station, works as a labourer in Gujarat. The woman lives in the village with her in-laws and three children.
The father-in-law of the married woman told police that their neighbour Vipin used to work with his son in Gujarat. A few days ago, the accused had returned from Gujarat. He molested his daughter-in-law on Saturday. A complaint was made to his relative. Simultaneously, a case was registered against the accused by giving a complaint in Kotwali.
On Sunday, the Kotwali police took the accused Vipin into custody. While the married woman was at home around noon, Vipin’s relatives barged into the woman’s house, poured kerosene on her and set her on fire. On hearing the woman’s screams, her mother-in-law and father-in-law poured water on her. With the help of some neighbours, the woman was taken to a hospital in Kulpahar. When her condition deteriorated, she was rushed to a hospital in Mahoba, from where she was referred to Jhansi, police said.
Officials said a heavy deployment of police was made in the village to avoid any untoward situation.