School Lecturer In Jodhpur Sets Self, Daughter On Fire; Suicide Note Points To Dowry Abuse

Last Updated:August 25, 2025, 21:53 IST

A woman set herself ablaze along with her three-year-old daughter alleging dowry harassment by husband, in-laws, and Ganpat Singh. FIR registered, probe ongoing.

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After a woman was set on fire by her in-laws and husband in Greater Noida over the dowry demand, a school lecturer in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur district set herself ablaze along with her three-year-old daughter on Friday.

The child, Yashasvi, died on the spot, while her mother, Sanju Bishnoi, succumbed to her injuries during treatment on Saturday morning. Police said they recovered a purported suicide note in which she alleged harassment by her husband and in-laws over dowry.

Bishnoi came back from her school on Friday afternoon, sat on a chair and poured petrol on herself and her daughter before setting themselves on fire at their home in Sarnada village of Dangiyawas police station area, police said.

Neither the husband nor her in-laws were present in the house while the woman and her daughter were engulfed in flames, NDTV reported.

Neighbours alerted the police and family members after noticing smoke coming from the house. By the time help arrived, very little could be done to save them.

After Bishnoi’s death on Saturday, a dispute arose between her parents and her in-laws over her body. After the post-mortem, the bodies were handed over to the family, and the mother and daughter were cremated together.

The woman’s parents, from Fitkasni village of Jodhpur district, have accused their son-in-law, Dilip Bishnoi, his mother and father of harassing their daughter and inciting her to die by suicide.

An FIR has been registered against the husband and in-laws after her father, Omaram Bishnoi, lodged a complaint accusing his son-in-law of harassment and abetment to suicide.

The police have collected evidence from the spot with the help of the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team, and during their investigation, found a suicide note. Her mobile phone has also been seized.

In her suicide note, the woman alleged that she was harassed by her husband, mother-in-law, father-in-law, and sister-in-law, along with a man named Ganpat Singh, according to NDTV.

Police are trying to find out about the man. According to sources, Ganpat Singh and the woman’s husband used to harass her together physically.

This incident follows the case of Nikki, who was allegedly set on fire by her husband over a dowry demand on August 21 and died the same day while being shifted from Noida’s Fortis Hospital to Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi.

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Jodhpur, India, India

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August 25, 2025, 21:53 IST

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