A 24 year-old man from Chhireshwornath Municipality-8 in Dhanusha district allegedly attempted to burn his wife to death as the latter refused to divorce him. According to Superintendent of Police (SP) Chakra Bahadur Singh, Rasid Rain burnt his wife Hajara Khatun, aged 20, on Saturday. Critically injured Hajara is receiving treatment at a Kirtipur-based hospital in Kathmandu. The victim, who suffered 80 percent burn injuries, was rushed to Kathmandu as her treatment was not possible in Janakpur Zonal Hospital. SP Singh said that the suspect doused the victim with kerosene and torched her following a family dispute. It is learnt that the husband and the in-laws frequently tortured Hajara since long. The victim lodged a complaint at the District Police Office about a month ago after her husband refused to register marriage in the local unit and denied to recommend her for acquiring citizenship. She also claimed that her husband and the in-laws tortured her repeatedly. Following the complaint Rasid presented at the police office on January 14 and agreed not to torture her and help her to get citizenship within 12 days. The victim’s maternal family members claimed that after the agreement Rasid further tortured Hajara to press her for the divorce. The victim’s mother filed a complaint against Rashid four other family members stating that they attempted to burn her alive for she refused to divorce him. The detailed investigation is under way by taking Rashid into custody, said police. धनुषाको क्षिरेश्वरनाथ नगरपालिका-८ मा एक महिलामाथि आगो लगाई हत्या प्रयास भएको छ । क्षिरेश्वरनाथ नगरपालिका हार्सरकी २० वर्षीया हजरा खातुनलाई आफ्नै परिवारका सदस्यले जीउमा मट्टीतेल छर्केर आगो लगाएका हुन् । घटना गएको शनिबार बिहान ९ बजे भएको हो । हजराको टाउकोभन्दा तलको ८५ प्रतिशत शरीरको भाग जलेको ईलाका प्रहरी कार्यालय महेन्द्रनगरका प्रहरी निरीक्षक नरेशकुमार सिंहले जानकारी दिए । शरीरको अधिकांश भाग जलेका कारण घाइते हजराको जनकपुर अञ्चल अस्पतालमा उपचार हुन नसकी थप उपचारको लागि काठमाडौं रेफर गरिएको छ । घरायसी विवादमा महिलामाथि आगो लगाएको हुनसक्ने प्रहरीले जनाएको छ । घटनामा संलग्न रहेको आशंकामा प्रहरीले हजराको श्रीमान रसिद राइनलाई पक्राउ गरी अनुसन्धान शुरु गरेको प्रहरी निरीक्षक सिंहले बताए । घरायसी विषयमा विवाद हुँदै आएको त्यही कारणले घटना भएको हुनसक्ने प्रहरीले जनाएको छ । हजराको नागरिकता बनाइदिने विषयमा विवाद भएको प्रहरी प्रतिवेदनमा उल्लेख छ । हजराको माइती पक्षले छोरीले सम्बन्ध विच्छेद गर्न नमान्दा परिवारका सदस्यले मट्टीतेल छर्केर जलाउने प्रयास गरेको भन्दै पाँच जनाविरुद्ध इलाका प्रहरी कार्यालय महेन्द्रनगरमा उजुरी दिएका छन् । Update ----- Burned women died in Kathmandu | मट्टीतेल छर्केर जलाइएकी फतिमाको मृत्यु । The women who was burnt alive in Chireshwornath Municipality -8 , Dhanusha has been died at Kirtipur-based hospital in Kathmandu. Hajara Khatun who was burned alive by family member after she refused to divorce with her husband has been died in Kirtipur Skin hospital on February 12. आफ्नै श्रीमान र घरका सदस्यले मट्टीतेल छर्केर आगो लगाएपछि गम्भीर घाइते भएकी फातिमा हजारा खातुनको किर्तिपुर स्थित स्किन अस्पतालमा मृत्यु भएको छ । धनुषा क्षिरेश्वरनाथ नगरपालिका-८ कि २० बर्षिया केहि दिनअघि श्रीमानले सम्बन्धबिच्छेद गर्न दबाब दिंदा नमानेपछि सरिरमा मट्टीतेल छर्किएर आगो लगाएका थिए ।