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Army man sets himself, wife afire after quarrel

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Press Trust of India New Delhi

27-year-old Jitendra Janmeda, a rifleman with the Indian Army, took the extreme step after he came to meet his wife at her residence in R K Puram area. The couple have been living seperately for sometime now, police said.

Janmeda came to meet Deepika Tomar at 9 AM today but an argument took place between the them.

"They had an argument over some family dispute before Janmeda took the extreme step," a senior police official said, adding that they have been admitted to Safdarjung Hospital.

  

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First Published: Jan 28 2013 | 7:55 PM IST

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