Mohali, May 10 -- A woman of Panchkula, who set herself ablaze outside the Baltana police post in Mohali on April 29, died at the PGIMER in Chandigarh on Saturday, officials said. Earlier, the victim had accused the police of not registering an FIR in connection with a rape and cheating case.

She had suffered nearly 80% burns. According to police officials, the woman had first approached the Chandimandir police in August 2025 with allegations of cheating and sexual assault against a salon owner, identified as Sohib of Uttar Pradesh. She was later advised to approach Mohali police as the alleged sexual assault incidents had reportedly taken place at a hotel in Baltana.

Family members alleged that the accused sexually assaulted the woman ...