Woman in Jharkhand's Dumka suffers burn injuries after an altercation with live-in-partner

Police told the man had gone outside and when he returned on Wednesday night and not finding the woman he reached her grandmother's house in Khadkasol where a dispute broke out.

A 22-year-old woman suffered serious burn injuries in Jharkhand’s Dumka district after a dispute with her live-in partner, police said on Thursday. Both the woman and the man have been rushed to Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Ranchi from Gopikander, one of the most backward areas in Jharkhand, about 320 km from the state capital.

A 22-year-old woman was badly burnt by petrol in Khadkasol village, Gopikandar area of ​​Dumka district after a dispute with a man. (Representational image)

"Last night, a 22-year-old woman was badly burnt by petrol in Khadkasol village, Gopikandar area of ​​Dumka district after a dispute with a man. The woman was in a live-in relationship with the man. She was admitted to Phoolo Jhano Medical College Hospital in Dumka and her statement has been recorded before the magistrate," Nityanand Bhokta, in-charge of Gopikander police station told PTI.

Bhokta said the man had gone outside and when he returned on Wednesday night and not finding the woman he reached her grandmother's house in Khadkasol. When the woman refused to accompany him saying that her grandmother was ill, there was a fight between them and the man threatened to burn her with petrol.

Asked how the bottle of petrol caught fire, the SHO said that the woman's grandmother had lit a fire and man's motorcycle's fuel tank was leaking and he had kept petrol in a bottle. The official said that the woman has also given a statement in this regard in front of a magistrate.