A 50-year-old woman was set on fire alive by a land mafia group in Assam as they attempted to kill her over a land dispute in Hojai district. Videos of the horrific incident went viral as locals shot videos.

The victim identified as Saleha Begum was later rescued by police and admitted to a hospital.

In her statement, the victim Saleha Begum said that the group had threatened to burn her alive. “It is our land. They set me on fire alive and tried to kill me. But I escaped with some injuries,” the woman said.

The incident took place at Dakshin Samarali area under Murajhar police station in the central Assam district on Thursday where the land mafia group were allegedly trying to encroach on the land.

When the woman and her family members rushed to the spot and tried to stop the group, they allegedly set the woman on fire and attempted to kill her.

In the video, the group is seen for trying to plough the land by using a tractor and the woman and other family members trying to stop them as the groups clash.

Local police rushed to the area and rescued the injured woman and admitted her to the hospital. Meanwhile, police have registered two cases at Murajhar police station in connection with the incident.

Kabir Limbu, officer-in-charge of Murajhar police station said, “We have registered two cases following complaints lodged by both party in connection with the incident. Earlier, a case was registered in 2019 against a person named Rahimuddin who allegedly grabbed the land and he is now absconding.”

The police officer further said that an investigation is going on.