Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh, September 10, 2025 - A 33-year-old woman, Nisha Singh, was allegedly set on fire by a man and his associates after she refused to speak to them.
Despite sustaining severe burn injuries, she displayed remarkable courage by riding her scooter to a nearby clinic seeking help. Tragically, she later succumbed to her injuries.
According to police reports, Nisha had sustained severe burns when she reached the private clinic in the Shamsabad area. Doctors there referred her to Farrukhabad's Lohia Institute, and eventually she was referred to Saifai Medical college but she died before further treatment could be arranged.
Authorities have registered a First Information Report (FIR) and are actively tracking the accused, in vicinity of Farrukhabad, UP.
Investigators are recording statements from witnesses, reviewing surveillance footage, and gathering forensic evidence to reconstruct the incident. Police officials emphasized their commitment to bringing the perpetrators to justice swiftly.
The primary accused, Deepak, and his two aides have been booked under charges of murder, harassment, and criminal intimidation.
“Before her death, Nisha accused a local man named Deepak of harassing her for months. He allegedly set her ablaze with the help of friends,” said her father, Balram Singh.
Her sister added, “Nisha had told us that Deepak kept pressuring her to talk and meet, but she did not reveal the whole ordeal to our parents or her husband.”
Reports also reveal that Nisha was married and a mother of two children. Her family members alleged that she had been facing continuous harassment but had tried to shield them from the trauma by keeping much of the ordeal to herself.
A day after Deepak was arrested, police found new evidence that took the case to a whole new angle.
Police said CCTV footage captured Nisha purchasing petrol shortly before the incident and pouring it on herself, which led investigators to suspect self-immolation.
They also cited a phone call and UPI transactions between Nisha and Deepak before the incident. Investigators stated that no CCTV footage showed anyone attacking her.
Police investigations revealed that Nisha was married to Amit Chauhan, who works in Delhi, and that Deepak, the man named in the FIR is also married.
According to police, Nisha had been pressuring Deepak to live with her, but he had refused. They believe this rejection may have triggered her to put herself on fire.
Nisha's family rejected the new findings revealed by police investigators. Police also confirmed that no distress call reached the nearby police station until a day later, when Nisha's father lodged the FIR.
(Rh/Eth/ARC/MSM)