Tamil Nadu widow sets self ablaze after paramour refuses to marry her

A widowed woman allegedly ended her own life by setting herself ablaze just outside her rented house in Tamil Nadu’s KVR Nagar. According to reports, the woman took the extreme measure after her lover refused to solemnise marriage with her.

The deceased victim, identified as Deivanai, aged 45, is a resident of Tirunelveli. She is survived by her two kids - a daughter and a son. Around 15 years back, her husband had passed away. She had been working at a banian company, where she started liking her married colleague.

According to a report by The Times of India, Deivanai often asked her paramour to tie the knot with her. This drove him to evade her, after which she approached the Tirupur all-woman police to step up. The police then mediated with the two and advised him to stay away from fights.

The victim, however, was frustrated as the woman’s demand had not been fulfilled. Earlier, the woman came out of her rented house and poured kerosene on herself. Following that, she set herself ablaze and died, according to police.

CCTV footage displaying the victim setting herself ablaze went viral on social media. The police, after receiving information, sent her dead body for autopsy. A case has been lodged under CrPC Section 174.

Further investigation into the case is in process.

In a separate incident, a 27-year-old woman allegedly poured acid on her ex-boyfriend and stabbed him with a knife before trying to kill herself at an apartment in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore.

The woman being discussed has been identified as P Jayanthi. Her ex-boyfriend, Rakesh, repudiated her marriage proposal, after which she took out a bottle of acid from her bag. She threw the acid on his face, inflicting burns to his left eye. Following this, she stabbed him with a knife and took poison.

Later, both of them were taken to a hospital for treatment.

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