Woman Who Attempted Self-Immolation Outside Supreme Court Dies: Police

The police said the woman was from Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur and "was allegedly raped by Bahujan Samaj Party MP Atul Rai in 2019."

A 24-year-old woman who allegedly attempted suicide with a man outside the Supreme Court died on Tuesday, the police said. The woman had sustained 85 per cent burns in the self-immolation bid on August 16. The man, 27, had suffered 65 per cent burns and succumbed to his injuries on Saturday. Both were admitted to the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. Senior New Delhi cop Deepak Yadav said, "The woman succumbed to her injuries during the course of treatment on Tuesday." After the woman and the man attempted self-immolation, the police had registered a case under Section 309 (attempt to commit suicide) of the Indian Penal Code. They suspected that the man had convinced the woman to take the extreme step.