A 23-year-old woman was allegedly set ablaze by her husband at their Park Circus home in south Kolkata when she allegedly failed to fulfil his dowry demands, police said.

She was admitted to Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital with severe burns on Thursday. Hospital officials said her condition was ‘extremely critical’.

“Her husband Sheikh Sajjad, a rickshawpuller, has been arrested on charges of attempt to murder,” police said.

Sakina Bibi, a resident of a shanty along the Park Circus railway tracks, was found screaming for help and in flames by neighbours late on Wednesday.

Her cousin, Asura Bibi, told The Telegraph the couple got married less than two years ago. “Her husband has been torturing her for money since then. Sakina’s father underwent a heart surgery recently. Despite that, her husband was insisting she bring money from her parents. When she refused, he poured kerosene on her before setting her on fire,” she alleged.

when she allegedly failed to fulfil his dowry demands, police said.

She was admitted to Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital with severe burns on Thursday. Hospital officials said her condition was ‘extremely critical’.

“Her husband Sheikh Sajjad, a rickshawpuller, has been arrested on charges of attempt to murder,” police said.

Sakina Bibi, a resident of a shanty along the Park Circus railway tracks, was found screaming for help and in flames by neighbours late on Wednesday.

Her cousin, Asura Bibi, told The Telegraph the couple got married less than two years ago. “Her husband has been torturing her for money since then. Sakina’s father underwent a heart surgery recently. Despite that, her husband was insisting she bring money from her parents. When she refused, he poured kerosene on her before setting her on fire,” she alleged.