Estranged partner sets woman ablaze in Bengaluru, arrested
Bengaluru (PTI): A 35-year-old woman died after being allegedly set ablaze with petrol by her estranged live-in partner following a quarrel, police said on Monday.
The incident took place on August 30 under the jurisdiction of the Electronic City police station.
The deceased has been identified as Vanajakshi. The accused, Vithal (52), a cab driver, has been arrested in connection with the case, police said.
Citing a preliminary inquiry, a senior officer said Vithal was addicted to alcohol. Both had been previously married before entering into a live-in relationship about four to five years ago.
“Fed up with his harassment under the influence of alcohol, she left him and later developed a close friendship with another man named Mariappa,” police said.
On the day of the incident, Vithal allegedly followed Vanajakshi’s car as she was returning from a temple with Mariappa. At a traffic signal, he intercepted the vehicle and poured petrol. While others managed to escape, he allegedly chased her, splashed more petrol, and set her on fire with a lighter.
A passerby rushed to her aid, using a piece of cloth to try to douse the flames, as others also joined in.
She was taken to the hospital with around 60 per cent burns and later succumbed to her injuries, police said.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Electronic City Division) M Narayana said, “We arrested the accused in 24 hours. A samaritan rushed to help her. We shifted her to St John’s Hospital from Victoria, but unfortunately, she succumbed to her injuries.”
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BJP using women's quota bill as front to pass Delimitation Bill that will break India: Mamata
Cooch Behar (WB) (PTI): Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday alleged the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre was using the proposed amendment to the women's quota law in Parliament as a front for the Delimitation Bill that would "break the country into pieces".
The TMC will fight this Central government's move at every step, she asserted at her party's poll rally here.
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill to tweak the women's quota law, along with the Delimitation Bill and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, to implement the proposed amended women's quota law, in the Union territories of Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir, were introduced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
According to the Constitution amendment bill, Lok Sabha seats will be increased to a maximum of 850 from the current 543 to "operationalise" the women's reservation law before the 2029 parliamentary polls, following a delimitation exercise based on the 2011 Census.
Seats will also be increased in state and Union territory assemblies to accommodate 33 per cent reservation for women.
Opposing the Centre's move, Banerjee alleged that "the BJP brought the Delimitation Bill while keeping the women's reservation bill at the front".
"The BJP is trying to increase the number of seats in the Lok Sabha to nearly 850 through the Delimitation Bill. It will break the country into pieces," the TMC supremo said.
She also alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not speaking the truth about the development of north Bengal at a BJP rally last week.
"The prime minister said nothing was done for the development of north Bengal. But we spent Rs 1.72 lakh crore on the development of the region," Banerjee said and asked Modi to cross-check data before making such remarks.
