The women were rescued by police personnel and journalists who rushed them to the nearby civil hospital for treatment, where the mother is reportedly in critical condition.
Lucknow| Mother-daughter duo from Amethi allegedly set itself on fire outside Uttar Pradesh assembly on a bust road in Hazratganj area on Friday.
The women were rescued by police personnel and journalists who rushed them to the nearby civil hospital for treatment, where the mother is reportedly in critical condition.
The step was reportedly taken by the duo because of the inaction by the police in their dispute with a neighbour over a drain back home in Amethi.
The mother, identified as Safia, has suffered 80% to 90% burns while the daughter, Gudia, has suffered 10% to 20% burns, DCP Central Dinesh Singh informed.
The daughter claimed that her mother was allegedly attacked by some miscreants back in their village after the dispute and she was beaten up for protesting.
“When I reached the Jamo police station, the accused came there too and forced us out in front of the cops. An FIR was registered after the intervention of senior police officials after which we came back to our house. The culprits attacked our house later that night and assaulted me and my mother once again,” she said.
After the issue was not addressed by the local police, the duo came to Lucknow.
They both set themselves on fire on Friday evening, pouring flammable liquid on themselves.
The Lucknow police have been trying to get more details about the case from Amethi police.
Alleging that the BJP government is not paying any heed to the woes of the poor, Samajwadi Party chief and former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav tweeted, “Two females tried self-immolation in front of the Lok Bhawan in Lucknow today. SP had got it constructed so that the people’s woes could be addressed without any bias but this BJP government is not listening to the problems of the poor.”
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