A 30-year-old man died after setting himself afire in Northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri late on Monday as he failed to convince his wife to return home, police said, and added he shot a social media reel blaming his mother-in-law and spouse for forcing him to self-immolating.
Police said the man’s wife accused him of domestic violence. (Shutterstock)
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Police said an inquiry has been initiated, and the wife and mother-in-law were detained for questioning. They added neighbours rushed as the man was covered in flames and tried to bring him downstairs, cover him with blankets, and throw water, but he died on the spot.
Police said the man set himself afire when his wife asked for a divorce, accusing him of domestic violence. “The woman alleged that the deceased posed as an Indian Forest Service officer when they met. Later, she found that he worked as a cab driver,” said a police officer.
He added that the woman told investigators that she refused to marry him last year, but he allegedly threatened her with their private photos and videos. “They got married in January this year. Within two to three days of the marriage, she said she left him because he beat her up. The woman refused to live with her husband and went back to her mother’s place in Jahangirpuri,” said the officer.
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A second officer said the man carried phenyl and kerosene on Monday to his in-laws home. “He consumed the phenyl and set himself on fire after pouring kerosene. He made a video on social media accusing the wife and mother-in-law of harassment.”
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A second officer said the man carried phenyl and kerosene on Monday to his in-laws home. “He consumed the phenyl and set himself on fire after pouring kerosene. He made a video on social media accusing the wife and mother-in-law of harassment.”
Jignasa Sinha is a Special Correspondent at Hindustan Times in New Delhi. With more than six years of reporting experience, she covers crime and policing in the national capital. Her beats also include Delhi prisons, the Delhi Fire Services and Delhi courts, while she regularly reports on gender, labour and social justice. Over the course of her career, Jignasa has reported on major criminal investigations, international crime syndicates, high-profile cyber fraud cases, law-and-order developments, protests, disasters and public institutions. Her reporting combines breaking news with in-depth, long form, human interest stories that examine the human impact of public policy, policing and the criminal justice system. In addition to reporting for the newspaper, she contributes to the Hindustan Times website and app, and plays an active role in coordinating on-ground coverage of major developments and breaking news across Delhi. Before joining Hindustan Times, Jignasa worked at The Indian Express newspaper in New Delhi, where she spent five years covering crime, Delhi airport, courts and health. She began her journalism career as an intern at an AI magazine in Bengaluru while pursuing her postgraduate diploma in multimedia journalism at the Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media.
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