Dalit woman set on fire over ₹20K loan repayment
VARANASI: A Dalit woman was set on fire allegedly by two local moneylenders following a dispute over repayment of a loan in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia district early on Friday, police said. The woman, Reshami (40) sustained 60% burns, they said.
VARANASI: A Dalit woman was set on fire allegedly by two local moneylenders following a dispute over repayment of a loan in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia district early on Friday, police said.
The woman, Reshami (40), of Jajauli Number 1 village, sustained 60% burns and is undergoing treatment in Varanasi, they said. Superintendent of police Anil Kumar, who recorded the statement of the victim, said the
THE WOMAN, RESHAMI (40), OF JAJAULI NUMBER 1 VILLAGE, SUSTAINED 60% BURNS AND IS UNDERGOING TREATMENT IN VARANASI,
police had arrested moneylenders Satyam Singh and Sonu Singh. A case has been registered and further investigations are on, he said.
A police officer privy to the investigation said Reshami told the SP that she had borrowed ₹20,000 from Satyam and Sonu and repaid the amount with interest.
She alleged that despite repayment, the two men kept demanding more money.
Reshami told the SP that she was sleeping under a thatch about 100 metres away from her house when two people reached there and set her afire after dousing her with kerosene.
Reshami’s relatives rushed to the spot hearing her screams and took her to the district hospital.