Delhi: Woman set on fire for allegedly rejecting marriage proposal

New Delhi: In a shocking incident, a 25-year old woman was set ablaze by a man for allegedly turning down marriage proposal.

The incident took place at the victim's home in northwest Delhi's Bhalswa Dairy area, when the accused, Abhishek along with his friends Vijay, Karan and few others went there and started beating the woman's relatives.

A relative of the victim, Gita said that whenever the girl went out of home, the boys would harass her.

"It had been seven-ten days since they began troubling her, but she ignored them. When she could not tolerate further, she informed her brother, who asked Abhishek to stay away from her," she added.

Gita said accused name is Abhishek and he stays in the neighbourhood.

"20-25 men came and started beating us with rods. Abhishek's four-five uncles were also there and his friends also accompanied them. Abhishek started threatening the girl but she refused to marry him. He then poured kerosene on her, set her on fire and ran away," she added.

Gita further stated that there is no hope for the girl's survival, as she has suffered 95 percent burns.

"Abhishek used to threaten her that if she doesn't get married to him, he will set her on fire as he would not allow her to be someone else's," she added.

The police have arrested the three accused under Sections 307, 452, 323 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).