Woman burns self after quarrel with husband

AHMEDABAD: Mystery shrouds the death of 26-year-old Tina Bihola, a resident of Shivalay Apartment, here on Sunday afternoon. According to Vejalpur police, Tina set herself on fire at her house following a fight with her husband, Nathu Bihola. Tina's father-in-law Dilip Bihola, husband and mother Sarla Padiyar, also sustained burns while trying to save her.
"Tina and Dilip had a fight three days ago, after which Tina left the house.She returned on Sunday, and after another fight with her husband, she burnt herself in the kitchen," Vejalpur police inspector RM Patel said. The deceased was married seven years ago and has two children ��� Ranvir (5) and Deepika (1). The police have registered a complaint of accidental death.
However, police said that it could be a case of murder. "The family has LPG, yet there was kerosene present in the house, which is quite uncommon. Secondly, whenever a person commits suicide after setting herself on fire, she normally runs around in the house, which prima facie has not happened in the case," he said.
The body, which was lying on its back in the kitchen, was later sent for post-mortem. "I had rushed to help Tina, but she had locked the kitchen door from inside. I, along with my son, broke the door open, but she had died by then," Nathu told TNN. According to the neighbours, the couple often had fights, but no one heard any noise on Sunday.