A woman Congress worker, who had attended Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's event in Jorhat on Wednesday and said to have kissed him, has been burnt by her husband.
Reports say the victim, Bonti Sootea, the Congress ward member from Bekajangaon panchayat in Jorhat district was set alight by her husband Someswar on Friday following an argument over the Rahul kiss/peck.
While the police said earlier there was a misunderstanding between the couple over the incident, a senior Assam Police officer has confirmed that the deceased woman was indeed the one who had kissed Rahul Gandhi on his head.
The husband also tried to set himself ablaze and has been hospitalised with 60 per cent burns at Dibrugarh Medical College Hospital, 130km east of Jorhat.
Reports said the couple had an argument over the news report that she had allegedly kissed Rahul at the event where the Congress scion addressed women party workers after which the husband set her afire.
Police said the woman and her husband were not on good terms.
WHAT HAPPENED IN ASSAM?
Rahul is criss-crossing the country to revive his party's fortunes ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.
Media reports had said he was welcomed with kisses on his cheek and on his head at Jorhat in Assam on Wednesday. The event was played up on TV channels.
The young Congress leader was slightly embarrassed after two women came closer to him, kissed on his cheek and forehead, while he was interacting with women.
The Gandhi scion pleasantly shook hands with women supporters, who seemed to be very happy at finding him in their midst.
According to reports, Rahul had met 600 self-help groups. He was quoted as saying that women from the Northeast were "more talented" than others.