Varanasi, August 27: In a shocking incident, some employees of Varanasi Municipal Corporation allegedly burnt alive their one woman colleague when she was staging demonstration outside municipal commissioner office demanding release of her due salary.
The victim was identified as Bhagirathi. She alleged in her dying declaration that her colleagues set her on fire. Bhagirathi launched a demo to press for her various demands.
Just before the death, the woman alleged that her colleagues, including supervisor Vijay Doobe along with Meera, Ahmed, and Aslam, withdrew Rs 10 lakh from her PF account, forging her signature. Thereafter, Doobe reportedly blocked her four months’ salary that led to trouble for Bhagirathi.
When she resisted the move, Vijay, Mira, Ahmed and Aslam allegedly took him to bathroom where they poured kerosene on her and set her on fire. After making this revelation, the woman died.
Acting promptly after receiving information in this connection, the police took three people, including Vijay Doobe.
—Agencies