Local police have informed that in Malda district of West Bengal, a 35-year-old succumbed to death after a woman whom he allegedly raped and set on fire grabbed him while still ablaze. The woman injured her face and hands in the fire and is currently being treated at the Malda Medical College and Hospital.
The victim, a widow, had claimed that the deceased used to bother her and had forcefully entered her house when she was all by herself, on Monday evening. The woman had said that the man had raped her and also set her on fire when she caught hold of him. Locals had rushed to her house after noticing smoke inside her house and found both of them on fire, inside a room. Officials have also informed that a jar of Kerosene was also found in the room.
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Both the injured were taken to a local hospital from where they were referred to the Malda Medical College and Hospital. However, the accused died in the morning, the police said on Wednesday. The locals took both of them to a local hospital from where they were referred to the Malda Medical College and Hospital. The man died today morning, the police said.
The woman lives with her two daughters in Subhas Colony. The police said they are trying to find out why the accused had visited Subhas Colony, which is around 35 km from his residence in Chanchal. Locals claimed that the accused often used to visit the woman house. District Superintendent of Police Arnab Ghosh said, "We are investigating the case from all angles."