DAMAK, Aug 19: A woman in Jhapa died after setting herself on fire using petrol.
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According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Ramprasad Timalsina, Shobha Sah, 30, wife of Manoj Sah from Damak Municipality–1, Bhanu Chowk, set herself on fire with petrol while alone at home on Monday afternoon. She died the following morning.
After receiving initial treatment at Damak Hospital, she was referred to B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences in Dharan. Upon learning that treatment was not available there, she was transferred to B&C Hospital in Birtamode, where she was pronounced dead. Police suspect that the self-immolation attempt was related to a dispute with her husband.
