A woman, who was critically injured while saving a man from self-immolation, succumbed to her injuries on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Sangita Sapkota of Kahukhola, Pokhara-13. She breathed her last during the course of treatment at the Western Regional Hospital this morning, Kaski police Chief Ajay KC said.

Earlier on Sunday afternoon, Krishna Bahadur Chhetri, a tenant at the house of Sapkota, attempted self-immolation.

Sapkota sustained injuries while trying to save Chhetri from self-immolation. Police said that 80 percent of her body was burnt in the fire. Chhetri, who sustained minor injuries, is undergoing treatment at the Western Regional Hospital. It has been learnt that both of them were rescued by the locals and rushed to the hospital. Police said that they are looking into the case.