Lady Technician set ablaze in Ganjam

Odishabarta

Ganjam:A 24-year-old lab technician was allegedly set ablaze by a man with whom she was in a relationship, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place at Pratapur village in Ganjam district on Tuesday. The man, a software engineer by profession, has been detained.

The accused quarrelled with the victim near an abandoned house following which he allegedly poured petrol on her and set her on fire, police said. The woman was initially admitted to a community health centre and later shifted to MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur. The woman, who had sustained 90 per cent burns, succumbed to her injuries on Tuesday night.
In her dying declaration, the woman said that she had been in a relationship with the accused, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Suryamani Pradhan said.

The body was handed over to her family members after post-mortem and investigation is on, police said.