India, Oct. 13 -- A 45-year-old man allegedly set his wife on fire before setting himself ablaze on Karwa Chauth night in Rampura, Rewari, police said on Sunday. The incident, which took place around 11pm on Thursday, left the man and his wife critically injured. While their 16-year-old daughter, who intervened to save her mother, also sustained burn injuries, officials said.

According to a senior police official from the Rampura police station, the man and his wife remain in critical condition, while their daughter is stable and undergoing treatment at a local hospital in Rewari. "Preliminary investigations found that the daughter was harmed in the blaze while trying to save her mother," the official said.

The accused has been identifi...