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Woman sets herself ablaze near UP Chief Minister’s office In Lucknow

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Woman sets herself ablaze near UP Chief Minister’s office In Lucknow
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Lucknow: A woman set herself on fire near Uttar Pradesh Chie Minister Yogi Adityanath’s office in Lucknow on Tuesday, The Free Press Journal reported.

The woman, identified as Anjali Jatav from Chattakheda village in Purwa, Unnao was immediately rushed by police to Civil Hospital where her condition remains critical.

A forensic team is combing the scene seeking more details of the incident.

Anjali Jatav had come to the Chief Minister's office with her child earlier that day.

Having left the office, she sat near Gate No. 3 of the office and placed her child by the roadside.

Afterwards, she pulled out a flammable substance from her bag, poured it over herself and set herself on fire.

As the woman screamed in pain from the engulfing flames, police officers quickly threw a blanket over her to extinguish the fire before taking her to the hospital.

Inspector Ved Prakash Rai of Gautampalli said that Anjali Jatav is under treatment.

It is reported that she had earlier filed a dowry harassment case against her husband and in-laws. It ended up in the arrest and imprisonment of her husband alongside the investigation is underway.

Blaming the Yogi government for the tragedy Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav said on platform X: "Another heart-wrenching incident of public despair with the BJP government occurred when a distressed woman, after being unheard at the Chief Minister's 'Janta Darbar' in Lucknow, set herself on fire, leaving her infant child by the side."

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