New Delhi: A Deputy Superintendent of Tihar Jail, along with his son, has been arrested for allegedly trying to burn  his daughter-in-law alive because she failed to meet dowry demands. The incident took place in Mahipalpur area of South Delhi.

According to the police, 50-year-old Gyan Singh and his son Nitin (27) tried to burn the woman alive last evening. The victim has sustained 65 per cent burn injuries and is going under treatment at Safdurjung hospital.

Singh and his son Nitin were arrested last night after the SDM recorded the statement of the victim.  “In her statement, the victim alleged that she was being harassed by her husband, mother-in-law and father-in-law for dowry. Last evening, Singh too slit her wrist with a blade and they set her on fire by pouring kerosene oil,” said a senior police official.

“The accused duo has been arrested and booked under Section 498A (Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty) and 307 (Attempt to murder)/34 (common intention) of Indian Penal Code (IPC) at Vasant Kunj (North) police station,” he also said.

The victim's condition is serious but she is out of danger, police said.

 
Her brother alleged that she was being harassed by her in-laws for dowry for a long time.

“We are recording the statements of the victim's family members and further investigation is on,” the official added.  Police said that Singh and Nitin have been sent to judicial custody.

According to the authorities of Tihar jail, both accused have been lodged in jail number 4.