MUZAFFARGARH: A woman on Wednesday set herself ablaze in front of a police station in Alipur tehsil against police alleged misbehaviour with her.

This is the fourth incident of self-immolation attempt in two years by women against the police alleged indifference to their complaints.

Reports suggest Noreen Bibi, 30, had submitted an application to SHO Imtiaz Khetran against her husband Yaseen who contracted second marriage without her permission.The woman asked the SHO to register a case against her husband.

Sources said the SHO tried to resolve the dispute without registration of a case to which the woman did not agree and set herself ablaze by sprinkling petrol on her.

The woman suffered 80pc burns and after first aid she was admitted to Bahawal Victoria Hospital.

DPO Awais Ahmad said he had constituted a team to probe the incident.

A handout issued by the DPO office said the woman had put herself on fire at her house and not in front of the police station.—Correspondent