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A 28-year-old man died of severe burns in Uttar Pradesh's Agra on Thursday after a 25-year-old woman, with whom he was in a relationship, allegedly threw acid on him as he was getting married to someone else.
The police said that the accused and the victim were in a relationship for several years. "The woman, Sonam Pandey, was angry with Devendra Kumar since his marriage had been fixed with some other girl," a police officer said. Devendra was to get married on April 28.
Sonam and Kumar used to work together at a private hospital till a few years ago. She was a nurse there, while Kumar worked as a lab assistant. "Later they moved to different hospitals, but their relationship remained unaffected," said Amit Prasad, sub-inspector (SI) at Hariparvat police station.
Sonam, a resident of Auraiya district, lived alone in Agra’s Khandari, the SI said. Her husband and an eight-year-old daughter lived separately. Devendra was from Kasganj district. Both of them got jobs in Agra and were living on rent.
On Thursday morning, Sonam called Devendra to repair a fan in her house. But she actually wanted to talk about his wedding. After a heated argument, she allegedly threw acid on Kumar. He was rushed to a hospital in Sikandra with 80% burn injuries and breathed his last after a few hours.
Sonam also sustained minor burn injuries while throwing the acid. She too, is undergoing treatment, the police said.
Superintendent of police (SP) Botre Rohan Pramod said, "An FIR has been registered against the woman under section 326-A (voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid) and 302 (murder) of IPC. Further investigations are on. She has been placed under arrest."
Source: timesofindia.com, indianexpress.com
Written by Siddhant Sharma
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