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Man sets wife afire; commits suicide

NEW DELHI: A 53-year-old man allegedly set his wife on fire and then took his own life at Rohini here on Thursday night. The couple's two daughters also sustained burn injuries while trying to save them.

According to the police, Lokpal had an altercation with his wife Krishna following which he set her on fire. Later he doused himself with petrol and set himself on fire. Lokpal was taken to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead on arrival. The condition of Krishna was stated to be serious. Their daughters Vibha (24) and Ratna (22) are in hospital with burns.

"Krishna had an argument with Lokpal over the marriage of their daughters. She blamed him for not making enough efforts to find a suitable match for their daughters. The argument took a violent turn and he set her on fire," said a senior police officer.

Lokpal was serving sentence in a murder case and was out on parole. He had lost his son in an accident two years ago.

Alleged suicide by businessman

NEW DELHI: A 44-year-old businessman allegedly committed suicide at Kotla Mubarakpur here on Friday.

According to the police, Danesh Kumar was found hanging in his office in South Extension Part-I in the morning. A suicide note recovered from the spot said that he had given a few lakh rupees to three persons to arrange for a loan but they did not return it. He was a native of Kerala and had recently shifted his office here.

Delhi cop found dead

NEW DELHI: A 28-year-old Delhi Police constable allegedly committed suicide at Model Town here on Friday.

According to the police, Satish Kumar was found hanging in his house at Azadpur around 10-30 a.m. His wife Sangita, a nurse, was away at work. A suicide note has been recovered in which Satish purportedly said that nobody was responsible for his death.

A native of Bhagpat in Uttar Pradesh, Satish had joined the police nine years ago. He was posted at the Connaught Place police station.

Man dies at Tihar Jail

NEW DELHI: A 57-year-old man facing corruption charges and lodged at Tihar Central Jail here died on Friday.

According to the police, Kamaljeet, a high blood-pressure patient, complained of nausea and stomach-ache on Thursday night and was referred to a hospital. He died in the hospital on Friday morning.

Ration grant for prison staff hiked

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Government on Friday approved the demand of the non-gazetted staff of jails for grant of ration money at par with the police.

The Government has agreed to grant of ration money allowance of Rs. 722 a month to the wardens, head wardens, matrons, head matrons and assistant superintendents. As per various Prison Reform Committee reports, the prison staff is to be paid salary and allowance at par with the police.

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