A woman committed suicide by putting herself on fire in a village of Sundargarh district,
while her husband was seriously injured as he tried to save her, police said here today.
 
Ketaki Nayak, 25, of Kinjirima village succumbed to injuries at the district headquarter hospital at Sundargarh, 120km from here last night.
 
Police said, the deceased, Ketaki, mother of a five-year-old girl had put herself on fire and was rushed to hospital with 80%.Her husband Manidhar Nayak also received burn injuries while rescuing his wife and was admitted to hospital in a serious condition.
 
However, the cause of suicide is yet to be ascertained, police said.