'Refused to delete photos': Man burned alive by ex live-in partner, her newly-wed husband in Agra

MEERUT: A 35-year-old autorickshaw operator was allegedly burned live by his erstwhile live-in partner, her newly-wed hubby and their accomplices successful Agra's Shahganj country aft helium refused to delete aged photos and videos of them unneurotic from his phone. Police connected Thursday said Chand alias Saddam, a nonmigratory of Ram Swaroop Colony adjacent Prithvinath Phatak successful Agra, was returning location aft dropping passengers erstwhile helium was stopped successful Dauretha country connected Feb 27. The accused allegedly dragged him retired of his autorickshaw adjacent Bilasganj, took him to a secluded spot, poured petrol connected him and acceptable him ablaze. Hearing his screams, residents rushed to help. He was initially admitted to SN Medical College and aboriginal shifted to a backstage hospital, wherever helium died connected Wednesday night.

Family members alleged that the woman, who had been surviving with Chand for astir 2 years aft her husband's death, precocious joined her brother-in-law, Allee Ahmed, 33, and had been putting unit connected Chand to delete aged photos and videos of them together. On Thursday, household members placed Chand's assemblage connected the roadworthy astatine Prithvinath Phatak and blocked postulation for astir an hour, demanding enactment against the accused.

The protestation was called disconnected lone aft constabulary assured strict enactment against the alleged perpetrators. A lawsuit against the woman, Shabnam, and her hubby had already been registered nether BNS conception 124 (voluntarily causing grievous wounded by usage of acid, etc), and a squad was pressed to apprehension them. Further BNS sections volition beryllium added to the FIR aft receiving the postmortem report, said police. ACP (Lohamandi) Gaurav Singh said further ineligible enactment is being taken based connected evidence, including CCTV footage.