Jaipur, Dec 2 || In a shocking case of violence which emerged from the Mokhampura area near Jaipur, where a couple was allegedly tied and set on fire with petrol, the man, identified as 25-year-old Kailash Gurjar, succumbed to his burns.
His girlfriend, Soni Gurjar, remains in critical condition with approximately 45 per cent burns.
According to Mokhampura SHO Suresh Kumar Gurjar, Kailash, a resident of Barolav village, who received 60 per cent burns, died during treatment at SMS Hospital.
The incident reportedly occurred three days ago while the couple was together on a scaffold installed in a farm.
Preliminary investigation suggested that the woman's relatives carried out the crime.
Police have arrested her uncle-in-law, Birdichand Gurjar (57), and brother-in-law, Ganesh Gurjar (41), in connection with the crime.