Distraught over his wife’s alleged failure to bear him a child, a 37-year-old man burnt his spouse alive on Sunday. She succumbed to her burns early on Monday morning. The incident happened at the couple’s home in Rushinagar of Amraiwadi area.
Dinesh Rathore and Ramila (35) had entered into a love marriage 15 years ago. They, however, remained childless for a long time.
They consulted numerous doctors and even visited several religious places to be blessed with a child, but to no avail. For this, they had been frequently fighting for the past 10 years.
At 9:30 pm on Sunday, Dinesh entered into an argument with Ramila over the same matter. In a fit of rage, he doused her with kerosene and set her in fire. Neighbours heard the commotion and rushed to Ramila’s aid. She was soon admitted to LG Hospital in Maninagar with severe burns. She died at the hospital on Monday morning.
Khokhra police filed a murder case against Dinesh. “The couple was fighting over the child issue for the past 10 years now. We have arrested the husband and have started investigations into the matter,” said PI MD Upadhyay.
–Agencies