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Man sets wife on fire for dowry, arrested in Dehradun

Ravi Kumar was arrested following a statement by his wife Rama, who is battling for life in a government hospital, they said.

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A man was arrested for allegedly setting his wife on fire for dowry at Khurbura locality here, police said today.

Ravi Kumar was arrested following a statement by his wife Rama, who is battling for life in government Doon hospital, they said.

Rama, a native of Ludhiana in Punjab, was married to Kumar nearly three years ago and since then he is harassing her for dowry. Yesterday, he beat up Rama and set her on fire and left the house, the woman's family member said.
    
On hearing her cries, neighbours rescued her and rushed her to the hospital where she is stated to be in a critical condition, police said.
 
She gave a statement to the police in the hospital that Kumar has set her on fire demanding dowry, they said.

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