A day after a 34-year-old woman and her two daughters aged 5 and 2 years were charred to death after the car they were travelling in caught on fire, the family members and relatives have blamed her husband, who had survived miraculously in the incident, for their deaths. However, Jasmeet Singh, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), East district said don't believe rumours as investigation is still underway.
"On Sunday, Upender (36) took out his wife Anjana Mishra, the deceased, for an outing for the first time in 13 years of their marriage. Their three daughters, Nikki (1) and Mahi (6) and Siddhi (4) were returning from the Kalkaji temple in their Datsun Go car when the CNG-fitted vehicle caught fire," said the senior police official.
"While Upender, who was driving the car, managed to escape along with his daughter Siddhi, the other three members of the family remained trapped inside the burning vehicle and died," said the senior police official.
Whereas, the relatives and the family members alleged that this is a murder not an incident. "Upender never took his wife for an outing in the 13 years of their marriage. Suddenly he made a trip which is not digestible for us. He had started torturing her after their first daughter was born as he wanted to have a boy and not a girl," said Braj Kishore Dixit, a cousin of the deceased Anjana.
"We believe that it is not an accident. It was a planned murder and we urged police to investigate the matter, especially the car. We want justice for Anjana," said Dixit.
Anjana and Upender, who hail from Etah, got married in 2005. Upender was working in a car showroom while Anjana was a homemaker. Shyam, another relative of Anjana, said "Upender used to beat and torture her. Earlier, he had threatened her several times and often said he would burn her and also opened a gas cylinder."
Another relative Alok said neither Upender nor his family members informed us about the incident. "He did not find her attractive. He also used to abuse her. Many a times, he told us that he will kill her and we would not be able to do anything. He also had an extra-martial affair," he said.
Upender, however rubbished the allegation and said "Why would I kill my wife
and daughters? I loved them a lot. It was an accident and the fire started from the dashboard. “I tried to save them and I also got some burn injuries while trying to rescue them. My wife and daughters were burnt alive in the car and I could not save them."
"I took the car on lease from Ola for my brother. It was 2018 model of Datsun Go. We got the car on Friday and from Monday, it was scheduled to take its first ride. As it was my holiday, I took my family to Kalkaji temple for an outing," said Upender.
