Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh): A 24-year-old youth from Gwalior, who had set himself on fire outside his girlfriend’s house late Saturday night, passed away on Sunday afternoon.
The youth, identified as Ajay Kushwaha, was badly burned and had been admitted to the burn ward at Jayarogya Hospital.
He died on June 15 around 2:30 PM, after battling for his life for nearly 14 hours.
The girl was recording a video, instead of stopping him.
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Just before his death, Ajay recorded a statement, where he shared the pain he had been carrying for months.
He said, “My name is Ajay Kushwaha. I live in Sikandar Kampoo. I belong to a small, simple family. A few days ago, some goons were sent to my house to threaten me. Later, the girl’s father came to my father and demanded ₹5 lakh if I wanted to marry her. He clearly said—no money, no marriage.”
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Ajay’s father, Suresh Kushwaha, runs a vegetable cart, and Ajay used to help him. Ajay had met the girl nine years ago in 2016 at a wedding. They became friends, then lovers, and promised to marry each other. For seven years, everything was fine. But in 2023, things began to change. The girl started distancing herself from Ajay.
Ajay later found out that she was talking to other boys too. When he asked her to marry him, she first refused, then demanded ₹3 lakh for the marriage. When Ajay said he couldn’t pay, she allegedly started blackmailing and threatening him, saying she would trap him in false cases.
Ajay’s parents also came to know about the pressure. His father said that one day, the girl’s father came to their house with 15–20 men and threatened them. “He told us to forget about the marriage unless we gave ₹5 lakh. My son went into depression after that,” said Ajay’s father.
According to Ajay’s father, on the night of the incident, many people were present when Ajay set himself on fire outside the girl’s house. “But no one helped him. The girl was even recording a video instead of stopping him,” he said.
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Some passersby later tried to help by pouring water on Ajay. The police soon arrived and rushed him to the hospital.
Ajay had suffered over 75% burns and remained in critical condition for two days. Sadly, he could not survive and passed away on Sunday.
Case Registered
After Ajay’s death, Madhoganj police have registered a case of abetment to suicide. His girlfriend, her father Dashrath Madne, and her brother Sagar Madne have been booked under Section 108 3(5) of the BNS. The investigation is ongoing.
