Man burns wifeA 26-year-old woman was reportedly set on fire by her husband in the Delhi Cantonment area in south-west Delhi yesterday. Meera Devi sustained 95 percent burns and has been admitted to the Safdarjung hospital. Her chances of survival are reportedly bleak.Her husband who received 20 percent burns has also been admitted to the hospital. He reportedly received burn injuries when the victim embraced him even as she was engulfed in flames.``Babu Lal was an alcholic and would frequently pick up a fight with his wife and beat her up. The main reason for the bickering was because they had no children and the accused blamed his wife for all his problems,'' said the duty-officer at the Cantonment police station.Yesterday Babu Lal, a labourer, had an altercation with Meera Devi. He, then, poured a bottle of kerosene over her and set her afire. But she reportedly embraced Babu Lal while he was trying to leave the room.The neigbours rushed the two to hospital. While Babu Lal is recovering, Meera's condition remains critical. The couple were married in 1992. One crushed to death by busShyam Sunder, 30, was reportedly crushed to death by a Blueline bus on Monday evening. Sunder, a resident of Okhla, boarded the bus (route number 414) plying between Badarpur and Nizamuddin. He fell down from the front gate of the bus and came under the rear wheel. The driver fled the spot after the accident. The Okhla police have registered a case of accident and are looking for the driver.Two killed in accidentA Truck reportedly hit a motorcycle on MB Road on Tuesday night, killing one of the riders, aged around 30, on the spot. The other rider was rushed to AIIMS where he succumbed to his injuries. The truck driver fled the spot. The Malviya Nagar police have registered a case and are investigating.Woman suffers burn injuriesA 36-YEAR-OLD woman sustained 70 per cent burns at her Mandaoli residence on Tuesday afternoon. She has been admitted to the JPN Hospital. The police have not been able to ascertain whether it was a case of suicide or foul play. There was no one in the house at the time of the incident. An SDM inquiry has been ordered.25-year-old electrocutedA 25-YEAR-OLD watch mechanic was electrocuted near his Trilokpuri house on Tuesday afternoon. Rajesh was repairing a hand-pump when the incident took place. He was declared dead at the JPN Hospital.One arrestedPCR van staff arrested Chaman Lal Arora for possession of a spring-actuated knife in Jagat Puri on Monday night. He was handed over to the Krishna Nagar police station and a case was registered under the Arms Act.
