Two women suffer burns as miscreants pour kerosene and set them afire
Two women suffered severe burns after being set on fire by intruders while they slept in their home. The incident occurred in Palayampatti, where the women were attacked after the door was not fully closed. Investigations are ongoing to determine if this was a planned act of attempted murder due to prior enmity.
- ▪The victims were Shanti, 40, and her relative Sridevi, 45.
- ▪Two children in the house managed to escape unharmed.
- ▪The women were taken to Virudhunagar Government Medical College and Hospital for treatment.
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Two women, who were fast asleep in their dwelling, suffered burns after miscreants poured kerosene and set them afire on Saturday. here.Two children, who were also in the house, escaped, while the two women were rushed to Virudhunagar Government Medical College and Hospital, where they were battling for their lives, doctors said.Preliminary inquiry revealed that Shanti, 40, of Palayampatti near Aruppukottai lived in the house with her two children. Her husband Pandiarajan was dead. She was a conservancy worker in Gopalapuram. Her 16-year-old son was studying in a polytechnic college and daughter was a class 7 student.It is said that Sridevi, 45, a relative of Shanti, who was working as a nurse, had come to Shanti’s house and staying there overnight.
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