Bhubaneswar: A 30-year-old woman sustained 70 per cent burns after an alleged self-immolation over a family dispute at Manpur village under Kantabania police limits in Odisha’s Angul district late on Friday evening.
The victim, identified as Sabitri Gochhayat, was rushed to Angul district headquarters hospital (DHH), where doctors referred her to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack as her condition deteriorated.
According to sources, Sabitri poured petrol on herself and set herself ablaze hours after she had an argument with her husband. Kantabania police have registered a case and launched an investigation into the incident.
The incident has come just two days after a 52-year-old woman succumbed to severe burn injuries at SCB MCH after attempting self-immolation on September 2 over a family dispute at her house in Kankarailo village within Salepur police limits.