Overview
- The man, identified as Deepansh Chaudhary, caught fire outside his wife's Jahangirpuri home Monday night and died during treatment at BJRM Hospital.
- Delhi Police say initial evidence shows he brought phenyl and kerosene, drank the chemical, and then set himself on fire outside the residence.
- Police have opened an inquiry and detained the wife and her mother for questioning, with a post-mortem and forensic reviews pending.
- Before the blaze, he recorded a social media reel blaming his wife and mother-in-law and later repeated the claim to an officer, which police now say is unverified.
- Investigators cite a troubled marriage this year that included the wife's allegations of assault, blackmail, and misrepresentation of his job, with counseling at the Crime Against Women Cell already in progress.