NEW DELHI: A 38-year-old India railway employee is battling for life with 80 percent burn injuries after she set herself on fire on Monday to protest delay in action against her two colleagues, who had allegedly tried to rape her in Beawar near Ajmer last month. She set herself on fire after pouring petrol on her body outside Ajmer divisional railway manager's office. The woman, a clerk at Beawar railway station, had filed a complaint, accusing ticket checker Saberjeet Singh and ticket supervisor Bhanwar Lal of attempting to rape her on March 13. The matter was referred to the police. “We registered an FIR and took her for medical examination and the investigation is in progress,” said a police officer. She had recently written to divisional railway manager demanding suspension of the accused or shifting her to Ajmer office. “Even after writing to the authorities, there was no action taken and she was upset. She was frustrated with inaction of her department and police. She had also written to DRM that she was getting threats and the situation left her with no option but to kill self,” said a source. Sources said she was told that DRM Sanjay Das was out on inspection when she came to meet him on Monday morning to know about the progress of the case. “She came out of the main premises and poured petrol and set herself on fire,” another source said. She raised slogans against the railway authorities on the harassment meted out to her. “This is an unfortunate incident but we were waiting for the result of inquiry,” said S M Kichi.
