Woman says BJP man beat up spouse, tries to end life outside CM's house

May 30, 2018 17:35

The police today detained a woman when she allegedly tried to immolate herself near Chief Minister Vijay Rupani's residence in Gujarat's Rajkot district, an official said.

Hetal Makawana, a native of Padadhari town in Rajkot,had a couple of days back threatened to set herself ablaze in front of Rupani's private residence in Rajkot.

She wanted to protest, what she claimed as, the 'police inaction' to include the name of a local Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former MLA in a first information report in connection with an incident of her husband having been allegedly beaten up.

Makawana's husband was injured in a clash a few days ago, a police official said.

The woman alleged that he was beaten up at the behest of former Rajkot MLA Ramesh Rupapara, he said.

She claimed that despite her repeated request, thepolice did not include Rupapara's name as an accused in theFIR and threatened to set herself on fire.

A senior police official said they had stepped up the security at the chief minister's residence in advance and detained Makawana when she came to immolate herself today.

Rupani's residence is located in the city's posh Prakash society near Nirmala convent school. -- PTI

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