Hyderabad: A 24-year-old woman was allegedly burnt alive by her husband for not being able to secure a MBBS seat. The incident took place in Hyderabad in L B Nagar police station limits on Sunday night.
Harika had married her cousin Rushi Kumar (29), a resident of Rocktown Colony of L B Nagar, two years back.
Rushi wanted Harika to study MBBS and fulfil his dream of becoming a doctor. So he made her stay in a hostel and enrol to coaching classes. She appeared for medical entrance test by giving EAMCET exam but failed to secure a MBBS seat and instead secured a Bachelor of Dental Surgery seat at Kamineni Medical College.
According to Harika’s family, Rushi used to harass her for dowry and constantly pick fights with her.
On Sunday night, Rushi called Harika’s mother and told that she had immolated herself by pouring kerosene. The family rushed to her house and found her dead. “Harika’s husband claimed she committed suicide, but after seeing the scene of the offence, it appears to be a murder. We suspect that the man has killed his wife,” ACP (LB Nagar division) Venugopala Rao said.
As of now Rushi is in police custody and investigators registered a case under 174 (suspicious death) of Cr.PC.
(Agencies)
