Bonti, a woman who had kissed Congress Vice-president Rahul Gandhi during a recent event in Assam, has been allegedly burnt to death by her husband, according to a report in the India Today.
Reports said that a quarrel occurred between the couple over the kissing incident, following which the husband set his wife on fire.
The lady’s husband is also said to have suffered 40 percent burn injuries and is currently hospitalised.
Police suspect that she was subsequently set on fire by her husband. She suffered serious burns and later succumbed to her injuries.
However, they have not ruled out the possibility of the unfortunate incident being a suicide.
Rahul Gandhi, who is touring different parts of the country in order to revive his party’s fortunes, was welcomed with kisses on his cheek and on his head during his visit to Jorhat in Assam on Wednesday.
Rahul Gandhi was interacting with a huge gathering of women, when two women came closer to him, kissed on his cheek and forehead respectively, slightly embarrassing the young Congress leader.