Woman immolates herself in protest

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A young woman immolated herself in front of the tehsildar’s office in Kancheepuram district on Sunday evening, allegedly demanding remission of the death penalty awarded to three convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case who are set to be hanged on September 9.

According to locals, C Senkodi, an unmarried woman in her 20s, shouted slogans against hanging the death row convicts — Sriharan alias Murugan, T Suthentharajan alias Santhan, and G Perarivelan alias Arivu — before emptying a bottle of petrol and setting herself afire.

Though some policemen doused the fire and arranged an ambulance to take her to hospital, Senkodi died on the way.

A note she purportedly wrote was recovered in which she expressed hope that her self-immolation would help to save the lives of the trio. In it, she recalled 26-year-old K Muthukumar who set himself ablaze two years ago, demanding India’s intervention to stop the violence in Sri Lanka.

Source: The Indian Express

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Comments - 12

Obama Monday, 29 August 2011 05:44 AM

stupid work

DXB Monday, 29 August 2011 06:06 AM

one out of 1.2 billion ... no value for life in India !!!

Jayson Perera Monday, 29 August 2011 06:20 AM

See the extremists we had to deal with.

Jodie Windenburg Monday, 29 August 2011 06:36 AM

OK - wonderful 4 Terrorists dead in one go !

TJ Monday, 29 August 2011 06:39 AM

real reason might be the hunger and starvation

Paddy Suman Monday, 29 August 2011 07:11 AM

If capital punishment cannot be given to the killers of a leader in India, what's the point having a law system any way?

sham Monday, 29 August 2011 07:39 AM

Pity that sole, probably some political goon would have promised to give some cash to her family if she ignites herself.

India is full of this crap..... anyways she died for someone elses cause.... may she rest in peace!!!!!

Remegious Monday, 29 August 2011 07:51 AM

How come no one stopped her? Brain washed and Forced?

ASFAR Monday, 29 August 2011 08:24 AM

typical indian stupidity.

zain Monday, 29 August 2011 09:16 AM

Who Set Fire ???????

citizen Monday, 29 August 2011 09:17 AM

I think she was pushed by extremist elements.

Sihtas Wednesday, 31 August 2011 10:44 PM

Non sence

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