(Updated) A man has set his wife on fire after dousing her in kerosene in Banke district. Rajendra Khatik of Nepalgunj-12 burnt his wife Anisha Khatik at 9 pm Thursday night. Rajendra Gautam, incharge of Nepalgunj Ward Police Office, told Republica Online that inebriated Khatik set his wife Anisha on fire over a minor dispute. Khatik is at large. Police reached the incident site immediately after the incident and took the victim to Bheri Zonal Hospital for treatment. The victim has been hospitalized at Burn Ward of Bheri Zonal Hospital. The hospital has referred her to another hospital as her condition is critical. According to Rupananda Adhikari, Director of Bheri Zonal Hospital, victim’s 50 percent of her body has been burnt. Police are searching the perpetrator who is at large immediately after the incident. Anisha has a six-month-old daughter. Rajendra had returned home from an overseas employment six months ago. सामान्य घर झगडामा एक व्यक्तिले श्रीमतीलाई ज्यूँदै आगो लगाइदिएका छन् । नेपालगन्ज १२ खट्कनपुरुवाका २६ वर्षे राजेन्द्र खटिकले श्रीमती अमिसा खटिकलाई मट्टितेल खन्याएर आगो लगाइदिएका हुन् । २२ वर्षीया श्रीमती खटिकको शरीर पूरै जलेको छ । प्रहरी कार्यालय नेपालगन्जका अनुसार उनको छाती, मुख, हात धेरै जलेको छ । त्यस्तै घाँटी पनि धेरै भित्रैसम्म जलेको छ । बिहीबार राति घर झगडा भएपछि राजेन्द्रले बलिरहेको टुकीको मट्टीतेल खन्याएर श्रीमतिको शरीरमा आगो लगाइदिएका थिए । अमिसाको अहिले भेरी अञ्चल अस्पतालमा उपचार भइरहेको छ । आगो लगाइदिएपछि राजेन्द्र फरार छन् । केही वर्ष विदेशमा बसेर आएका राजेन्द्र र उनकी श्रीमतीबीच लामो समयदेखि झगडा हुँदै आएको थियो । उनको डेढ वर्षीया छोरी पनि छन् । प्रहरीले उनको खोजी भइरहेको जनाएको छ । Update.................................. Sunita Khatik, 22, who was set on fire by her husband , died at the Kathmandu-based TU Teaching Hospital on Tuesday night. Sunita was attacked by her husband, Rajendra, at their home in Nepalgunj, Banke, on January 20. She had sustained severe burn injuries in her face and body. Rajendra, who was at large after the incident, was arrested from Jamunaha near the Nepal-India border on Wednesday, police said (PR)