A 45-year-old man was set ablaze allegedly by three persons over a property-related dispute but he survived after jumping into a pit of water in Kaithankheda village here.
According to the victim's son Ajay, the trio was angry with his father not only because of the property dispute but also over his complain to police against them for allegedly harassing a woman in the village.
Ram Sewak was set ablaze last night by three persons when he had gone to relieve himself under Ajgain police station area, police said today.
He, however, saved his life by jumping into a pit of water and was rushed to a hospital in Kanpur where he is undergoing treatment, they said.
An FIR has been lodged against the three accused - Pappu, Kalicharan and Fatte - and the matter is being investigated, police said.
