New Delhi, January 5: In a bizarre incident reported from Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district, a woman allegedly poured simmering oil on her husband’s face, resulting in ‘severe’ burn injuries. This development took place after the wife was angry with him over returning home late from work every day.
According to the Times of India, the accused woman, identified as Shivkumari Ahirwar, used to have frequent altercations with her husband Arvind. As Arvind is a daily wage worker, he used to return late home. Arvind’s brother told the media that the couple had a verbal spat over some issue in the night but they didn’t fight long as the parents intervened.
“But around 5 am, in a fit of rage, she poured boiling oil on his face when he was asleep,” Arvind’s brother was quoted as saying by TOI. Hearing the screams, parents rushed to their room and rushed him to Bundelkhand Medical College. Shivkumari stayed at home and expressed regret over the act, Arvind’s brother said.
Meanwhile, a case has been registered with the Karrapur police on the basis of a statement given by Arvind. Cops to trying to ascertain the actual reason behind the incident.
In a similar incident reported last year, a wife poured hot oil on her husband suspecting him of having an affair. The incident took place in Karnataka’s Bangalore. The woman was said to be mentally unstable. In another incident from Ahmedabad, a man poured hot water on his wife, resulting in severe burns, after he suspected her of having an affair.
