LUCKNOW, April 11 -- A 25-year-old woman died after the car she was travelling in caught fire early hours of Saturday in Badaun district. Her husband, who was driving the vehicle, suffered severe burn injuries and is in critical condition, police said on Saturday.

According to information shared by Badaun police on the X platform, the incident occurred around 1.30 am on Saturday near Rauta village under the Usahait police station area.

Police said that Arpit Bhardwaj (28), a resident of ward no. 6 in Usahait town, was returning home with his wife, Priya Bhardwaj (25), after she had undergone surgery at a hospital in Shahjahanpur.

Priya was reportedly lying down inside the car when it suddenly caught fire while they were returning. As t...