Overview
- The fire broke out around 7 pm Thursday in Sanjaynagar’s Krishnappa Layout, where neighbors forced entry after hearing the child and rushed both victims to hospital.
- The victims were identified as Seetalakshmi G and her daughter, reported as Srishti/Srushti, Nepali nationals working as domestic help and living in employer-provided housing.
- Doctors pronounced the mother dead on Thursday night, and the four-year-old succumbed to burn injuries on Friday morning.
- Police registered a case and began inquiries, stating the woman allegedly set herself and the child alight after a call with her husband, Govind Bahadur/Bahaddur.
- Reports differ on the fuel used, with police accounts citing kerosene and earlier coverage mentioning petrol, a detail officers say will be clarified through the ongoing probe.