Woman, who tried to save 45yo man from self-immolation, dies of burn injuries
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January 30, 2023
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KATHMANDU: A woman, Sangita Sapkota (35) died from burn injuries sustained while trying to save her tenant, a 45-year-old man named Krishna Bahadur Chhetri, from self-immolation.
Sapkota of Kahunkhola of Pokhara metropolis-13 succumbed to injuries on Monday during her treatment at Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences.
Sapkota had received severe burn injuries while trying to prevent Chhetri from self-immolation.
The man who attempted to self-immolate is being treated in the Academy.
A 45-year-old man from Madi Rural Municipality Kaski had attempted self-immolation in Pokhara on Sunday.
Further investigation into the case is underway, police said.
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