India, Sept. 9 -- KANPUR A 33-year-old married woman succumbed to burn injuries in Saifai medical university on Monday night after allegedly being set on fire by a stalker and his accomplices in Farrukhabad's Kotwali area behind Ganeshpur School on September 6. The victim was accosted while she was on her way to purchase medicine, her father claimed.

Before dying, the victim, in a statement to her father, mentioned that she was surrounded by one Deepak of Nagla Jaitpur, along with five others. The youth, who had allegedly been stalking the victim for months, poured petrol on her and set her ablaze before fleeing.

Despite her injuries, she managed to ride her scooter to a private hospital. Given the severity of her burns, she was referre...