A woman allegedly committed suicide by setting herself afire while her son was charred to death as fire engulfed their hut in Ranaghat of Nadia district, police said today.
The youth, identified as Subhajit Roy, a first year college student, and his mother Chaina (38) were charred to death last night at Math Kumra village, they said.
Chaina was rescued by the neighbours and rushed to a hospital where she died of her burn injuries in the early hours today, police said.
The woman, in her dying statement, told the hospital authorities that she had poured kerosene and set herself on fire after an argument with her son over his non-attendance in computer classes.
The fire spread and soon engulfed their hut as Shubahjit had fallen asleep after bolting his room from inside, the doctors said quoting her statement.
Her husband Shyamal Roy was not present as he works in Mumbai as a construction worker, the police added.
Meanwhile, an Air India spokesperson said that the
minor fire (which broke out on the 22nd floor of AI building in Mumbai this morning) was brought under control in minutes by AI security, fire brigade and other agencies.
Also, there were no casualties and the damage is being assessed. The top management is at the site and the CMD is also rushing to the site from Delhi, the spokesperson added.
