A 35-year-old dalit woman on Wednesday allegedly immolated by her lover after she refused to accompany him in Sehramau area here, police said. Rekha alias Chanda was first beaten and later set on fire by her
Shripal when she resisted the latter's effort to forcibly take her to his house in Atakhurd village this morning, they said.
The victim's husband Jhabho has alleged that Shripal was blackmailing the victim for a long time on the pretext of the illicit relationship developed between them, police said. However, Rekha, who was having four children, refused to leave home which infuriated Shripal, police said, adding that the accused has been arrested later.