Man saves woman from molesters, killed

SAVIOUR TURNS VICTIM: Thirty-five-year old Keshav Vishwakarma sustained 75 per cent burn injuries.

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Surat: A man, who tried to prevent three men from molesting a woman in Surat, succumbed to burn injuries at Surat's Civil Hospital. Thirty-five-year old Keshav Vishwakarma tried to prevent 40-year old Lilavati – a mother of two – from being harassed.

Four hours later, the accused allegedly doused him with kerosene and burnt him in his house in the Pandesara area of Surat.

"A few people were teasing me and saying a lot of things. I saw him trying to prevent them. I don't know what happened after that,” says the molestation victim Lilavati.

Just before he died, Keshav recounted the horror. "I tried to reason out with them that it was wrong and help the woman. Instead, they set me on fire,” he said.

Such was his willpower that even after sustaining 75 per cent burns, Keshav walked about two kilometers to the Pandesara police station and reported the matter.

The police say they are grateful to Keshav for giving a statement that helped them nab the three accused.