A disheartened man received serious burn wounds as he set himself on fire after a domestic dispute with his wife in Wazirabad. Police sources said that the incident occurred in Mansoorwali area of Wazirabad. Police sources further said that a brawl took place between husband and wife after which the husband who was later identified as Sajid and was 40-year-old set himself on fire by throwing petrol on himself. 

Soon after the incident, local police reached the site and shifted Sajid to a local hospital in critical condition. Hospital sources said that sixty percent of the victim’s body was completely burnt. Police started investigation after collecting all the evidences from crime scene. Further investigation was underway.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)