Bihar woman set ablaze, dies: Maneka Gandhi takes action, victim's brother gets justice
The husband and father-in-law of a Bihar woman who died after allegedly being set ablaze by her in-laws, have been arrested after the minister's intervention, an official said.
In Short
- 33-old Rani Patwa was allegedly set ablaze by her in-laws.
- She died on March 11.
- Her husband and father-in-law have been arrested, an official said.
After Krishna Kumar faced several days of ordeal to get an FIR registered against his dead sister Rani's in-laws, who allegedly set her on fire, women and child development minister Maneka Gandhi swung into action and delivered the first step to justice for Krishna.
"Rani's husband and father-in-law have been arrested after Maneka Gandhi's intervention and the Union minister has also written to the superintendent of police to nab the other accused involved in the case," an official confirmed to MAIL TODAY.
Gandhi also asked the superintendent of police in Buxar area to ensure the safety and well-being of Rani's three children aged seven, five and three.
SET ABLAZE BY IN-LAWS
Thirty-year-old Rani Patwa was allegedly set ablaze by her in-laws at their house in Buxar, Bihar, on the midnight of March 7. She suffered 90 per cent burn injuries and later succumbed to death after a cardio-respiratory failure on March 11.
MAIL TODAY was the first to report on the incident after Krishna Kumar tweeted to Maneka Gandhi, following which ministry officials got the FIR registered on March 25.
"Rani's husband has said that she poured kerosene on herself after a fight over eggs and he had tried to save her by covering her in a blanket, while the kids were sleeping," said the police officer who arrested Rani's husband and father-in-law.
"I am in touch with the Buxar SP. The husband & father-in-law have been arrested & efforts are on to nab the other accused. I've directed the SP to ensure the safety and wellbeing of her three young children.
The issue of statement recorded by magistrate and the dying declaration by @krishna60274940 is also being sorted out," Maneka Gandhi tweeted in response to Krishna.
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