JAISALMER/JODHPUR: A 29-year-old mother of three daughters was reportedly set on fire by her husband and in-laws, who wanted a baby boy. The woman, who suffered 95% burns, succumbed during treatment at Jodhpur Government Hospital on Friday. Devyani was set on fire by her husband Gopal Krishan Raneja and his parents-Lichi Ram Raneja and Rukman Devi-at their home at Falsoond in Pokhran.Originally from Pali district, Devyani married Gopal, who runs a shop, about 13 years ago. She was being harassed for a boy for long, alleged her father Kanhaiyalal. He has registered a complaint of murder against her in-laws. Suman Sharma, chairperson of the Rajasthan State Commission for Women, has also taken cognizance of the incident and sought a report from the Jaisalmer police.Kanhaiyalal alleged that she was constantly being tormented for not giving birth to a baby boy and threatened by her husband with remarriage. “When I reached the hospital on Thursday morning after receiving information that she had got burnt, she was breathing her last. She told me that her in-laws poured kerosene on her and burnt her,” said her father at the mortuary on Friday morning.According to Pokhran police, her in-laws claimed that she got burnt due to a gas cylinder leakage on Wednesday night. “They first took her to the primary health centre (PHC) of the village, from where she was referred to Jodhpur. Her father has lodged a case under Section 302 against husband Gopal Krishan, father-in-law Lichi Ram Raneja and mother-inlaw Rukman Devi. Police are investigating the case,” said Jaisalmer SP Gaurav Yadav. The husband has been detained by the police.A medical board was constituted to conduct the postmortem and the body has been handed over to relatives.Following the incident, Brahmin community members assembled at the hospital and demanded a fair investigation by the police.Neelam Moondra, member of the district women’s commission, also rushed to the hospital and sought information about the incident.

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