In a horrifying incident from national capital, a 28-year-old man, identified as Dinesh, was critically injured when his wife allegedly poured boiling oil mixed with red chili powder on him as he slept in their Madangir home. Dinesh, who works at a pharmaceutical company, was rushed to Safdarjung Hospital with severe burns and was immediately admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). His condition remains critical as doctors continue to treat him for the extensive injuries. According to an FIR, Dinesh's wife poured hot oil on his torso around 3 am while he lay asleep, with the couple's eight-year-old daughter also in the home. Dinesh told police that he had returned home late on October 2 after work, ate dinner, and went to bed."My wife and daughter were sleeping nearby. Around 3.15 am, I suddenly felt a sharp, burning pain across my body. I saw my wife standing and pouring boiling oil on my torso and face. Before I could get up or call for help, she sprinkled red chilli powder on my burns," he alleged in his complaint.
When he protested, his wife retorted, "'Agar shor machaya to aur garam tel daal doongi' ."But Dinesh could not suppress his screams. The commotion brought neighbours and his landlord's family, who lived on the floor below, rushing to the house. Anjali, the daughter of the house owner, was one of the people who made a run to check on him. "My father went upstairs to see what was happening. The door was locked. His wife had locked the door from inside. We asked them to open the door. When the door finally opened, we saw him writhing in pain and his wife hiding inside the house," She told PTI. Anjali said that when her father tried to intervene, the woman told them she was taking her husband to the hospital. "But when she came out with him, she headed towards the opposite direction. We got suspicious. My father stopped her, arranged an auto, and rushed Dinesh to the hospital alone," she said. Dinesh was first taken to a nearby hospital, but seeing the deep burns on his chest, face, and arms, doctors referred him to Safdarjung Hospital. Police said his injuries have been described as "dangerous" in the medical report.Dinesh's wife has been booked under sections 118 , 124 and 326 of the BNS.