Delhi: 27 year-old succumbs to 90 per cent burns, alleges in-laws set her on fire

A 27 year-old woman succumbed to 90 per cent burn injuries in Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital. The woman hails from Mathura and gave her statement to the police in which she said that her in-laws poured petrol on her and set her on fire.

In her previous statement in a hospital in Mathura, the  woman gave her statement saying that she burnt herself while cooking. The victim's family allege



that she gave her statement under duress. The family approached the DCW for help. The DCW had filed a zero FIR in the case and forwarded the complaint to the Mathura police.

The woman was brought to Safdarjung in a fragile state and since she suffered 90 per cent burns, the doctors said it was difficult to save her. The victim died while undergoing treatment.