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The man was said to be in an inebriated state and requested to go outside after police got hold of him. He then brough a petrol bottle and pored it on the woman cop and her colleague.

Ajay Kumar

Updated Jul 6, 2024, 20:38 IST

Man attempts to set Pune policewoman on fire.

Pune: In a bizarre incident, a man in the city allegedly tried to set a policewoman and her colleague on fire. The accused has been identified as Sanjay Fakira Salve, and has been arrested by the police. The incident took place near Vishrambaug police station on Friday evening, an official said, quoted PTI.

Talking to reporters, assistant police inspector Shailaja Jankar said, "We were taking action against some drunk drivers, and the accused was one of them. We requested him to cooperate with us, but he started arguing. He requested to step outside and brought a bottle of petrol. He poured petrol on a constable and me."

The accused took a lighter from his pocket, but other personnel managed to overpower him, she said.

Salve has been booked under sections 109 (attempt to murder) and 132 (assault or criminal force to deter public servants from discharge of his duty) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the official said.

In another case, Thane police booked a man for allegedly setting ablaze his live-in partner after a quarrel in Wagle Estate area, a police official said on Saturday.

The 32-year-old woman is undergoing treatment in a hospital and an FIR under section 109(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has been registered.

"The woman had separated from her husband some years ago and was living with the accused. He, however, went to his native village and got married, which enraged the victim. On July 5, during an argument over this, she poured kerosene over herself in anger. The accused threw a lighted match on her, causing her severe burns," he said, quoted PTI.

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