Archive · 24 Sep 2025
Ahmedabad Man Burns Wife to Death, Mother-in-Law Hospitalized
A man in Ahmedabad, named Ashok Babu Rajput, got into an argument and set his wife and mother-in-law on fire at a beauty parlor.
The wife later passed away due to her injuries, and the mother-in-law is in the hospital.
The man and his wife were married recently, but they had disagreements.
The man has been arrested and charged with murder.
The police are investigating what exactly happened before the fire started.
A man set his wife and mother-in-law on fire in Ahmedabad.
The wife, Jaya, died from her injuries; the mother-in-law is hospitalized.
The incident occurred at a beauty parlour.
The accused, Ashok Babu Rajput, is in police custody.
The initial charge of attempted murder was changed to murder.
- Who
- Ashok Babu Rajput set his wife Jaya and mother-in-law Shobhana Nebrajani on fire.
- What
- Rajput allegedly poured an inflammable liquid on his wife and mother-in-law and set them on fire.
- When
- The incident occurred on Tuesday; Jaya died later the same day.
- Where
- At a beauty parlour in Sardarnagar, Ahmedabad.
- Why
- Disagreements between Rajput and his wife led to the attack.
- Victims
- Jaya (deceased), Shobhana Nebrajani (hospitalized)
- Perpetrator
- Ashok Babu Rajput
- Location
- Beauty parlour in Sardarnagar, Ahmedabad
- Charges
- Murder (Section 103 of BNS)
- Relationship
- Rajput married Jaya in April
- Injuries
- Severe burns on victims, minor burns on Rajput