UP police arrests a lawyer in Lucknow for inciting woman for self immolation
Lawyer Sunil Kumar, the woman's lawyer, was arrested for allegedly inciting her for the act
New Delhi, August 8
The Lucknow police have arrested a lawyer for allegedly inciting a woman to self immolate herself.
The police said that Sunil Kumar, the woman's lawyer, was arrested for allegedly inciting her for the act.
As per the case details, Anjali Jatav (30) suffered severe burn injuries following a self-immolation bid near Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's residence in the Vikramaditya Marg area in Lucknow, claiming torture by her husband and in-laws.
She had accused her husband and in-laws of subjecting her to physical as well as mental harassment.
The husband of the woman and his brother have already been arrested.
The police added that Kumar incited the woman with an intention of "maligning the image of police and the government".
