18-yr-old dies, youth critical after couple sets themselves ablaze
AGRA, June 7 -- A couple allegedly set themselves on fire inside a room locked from inside at a house in Shikohabad town of Firozabad district late on Friday night. The 18-year-old woman succumbed to her burn injuries, while the 20-year-old man, who sustained nearly 70 per cent burns, was referred to a hospital in Agra in critical condition, where he was battling for his life.
According to Vinod Kumar, inspector (crime) at Shikohabad police station, the incident took place at a house in Mohalla Padav area of Shikohabad town.
"Upon receiving information about the incident, police reached the spot and had to break open the door to gain entry. Both victims had suffered severe burn injuries and were rushed to the trauma centre in Firozabad, where the woman was declared dead on Saturday morning. The man was later referred to the burn ward of SN Medical College Hospital in Agra, where he is undergoing treatment," Kumar said.
An FIR was lodged by the woman's maternal uncle against the man at Shikohabad police station of Firozabad district on Friday, accusing him of luring her away.
A case was subsequently registered under Section 87 (abduction) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), he said.
According to the complaint, the woman left her home at around 7:30 a.m. on Friday following an argument with her mother, after which her mobile phone was found switched off. Police said she later travelled to her residence in Shikohabad along with the man.
The woman's family found the house vacant but locals said she had been there with the man earlier. Police launched a search and later found both with severe burns.
The woman, who lived with her widowed mother in Shikohabad, reportedly met the man during a summer visit to Mainpuri....
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