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Man sets wife on fire as she refuses to give money to buy liquor

By IANS | Updated: March 8, 2024 20:50 IST

Badaun (Uttar Pradesh), March 8 In a shocking incident, a man in an inebriated condition allegedly poured petrol ...

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Badaun (Uttar Pradesh), March 8 In a shocking incident, a man in an inebriated condition allegedly poured petrol on his wife and burnt her alive when she did not give him money to buy liquor.

The woman died before she could be taken to hospital. The incident took place in Naithua village of Badaun.

The accused, identified as Munish Saxena, is absconding.

According to reports, Saxena (40) had asked his wife Shanno to give him money to buy liquor. When she refused, he beat her up and then took out petrol from his motorcycle and set her on fire.

Hearing her screams, the people in neighbourhood rushed to her house.

The woman's mother-in-law who tried to extinguish the fire also received serious burn injuries.

The police were informed and the mother-in-law was admitted to the district hospital.

Munish Saxena has escaped and is currently untraceable. A police officer said that police teams have set out to trace and arrest the accused.

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