Lucknow, Aug 3 - A businessman in Agra set himself on fire early Monday, alleging continuous harassment by the police. His wife and three-year-old daughter also suffered burn injuries while trying to save him.

Police had raided the house of Sudhir Gupta, a businessman, at around 2 a.m. Monday when he poured kerosene and set himself ablaze.

'I went to the balcony and inquired why those people in plain clothes were knocking on our door. They said they are policemen and have come to take my husband to the police station for interrogation,' Gupta's wife Rakhi told reporters.

She alleged that the police had framed Gupta in a robbery case five months ago and he was even taken to jail.

'When we refused to open the door, the cops broke the main gate of our house.