The couple poured some inflammable liquid on their bodies before setting themselves ablaze and sustained serious burns when a part of their under construction house was about to be demolished.
According to police, preliminary investigations suggest that the man died by suicide.
Police personnel stationed nearby, including Sub-Inspector Aditya Singh from Bandariyabagh outpost, acted quickly to extinguish the flames and called for medical assistance.
Timely intervention by the police prevented her from taking the extreme step. She was allegedly protesting against the authorities’ inaction in a rape case she had filed.
The sadhvi claimed that she made several attempts to get an FIR registered against the accused. However, the police did pay any heed to her complaint.
According to a police source, an elderly woman, a resident of street no.-1, F-Block, Dhir Garden, Jaitpur Extension, Badarpur has given a complaint regarding the illegal trade of illicit liquor and drugs to the DCP and other senior officials on Tuesday.
The victim Pandit Giriraj Sharma immolated self outside the residence of custodian and former chairman of the Temple Development Society in Murlipura area at 5 am on Thursday.
Pandit Giriraj Sharma was admitted to a hospital here with over 60 percent burns. His condition is stated to be serious.
The man had sustained 65 per cent burn injuries, while the 24-year-old woman suffered 85 per cent burns in the self-immolation bid on Monday
The tempo driver and head of the Tempo Driver Union Ashwani Lodhi was rushed to a nearby hospital from where he was referred to Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi due to the critical burn injuries.
