India, July 9 -- A 23-year-old woman died after allegedly setting herself on fire and jumping from the third floor of her residence in west Delhi's Hari Nagar area on Wednesday, an official said. According to the police, preliminary inquiry suggested that she had been under stress due to matrimonial issues and concerns over the custody of her child. Police received a call reporting that a woman had jumped from the third floor of a building while engulfed in flames. A police team rushed to the scene, but she had already been taken to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital by locals. The woman, identified as Laxmi, was declared brought dead at the hospital, police said. Also Read - Balcony of luxury society flat collapses in Gurugram; residents demand 'structural audit' "Laxmi's father, Jahan Singh, told investigators that she had married Rajender and the couple has a son. Matrimonial disputes arose between the two in 2023, following which Laxmi had been living with her father at a house in Hari Nagar," a senior police officer said. She had been employed at a clothing store in Uttam Nagar but had left her job four to five days before the incident, according to her father's statement. Her father mentioned to the police that Laxmi had been under considerable stress, particularly regarding the care and custody of her child. He did not make any allegations against anyone related to the incident, police said. Also Read - Delhi building collapse: Death toll climbs to three, FIR registered A crime team inspected the scene and collected relevant evidence as part of the investigation. No suicide note was recovered during this inspection. The body has been preserved in the mortuary for a post-mortem examination. Proceedings have been initiated under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), which deals with inquiries into suspicious or unnatural deaths, and further investigation is underway. Police said they are examining all aspects of the incident, and the exact circumstances surrounding the woman's death will be determined after the post-mortem and the completion of the inquiry.

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