Suspecting her fidelity, drunk man sets wife on fire in T

A 28-year-old woman, who was set ablaze allegedly by her husband in Warangal district following an argument over her fidelity, died on Sunday, police said. The accused Balu allegedly lit her outside their house in Parwarvathagiri mandal of the district late last night after an argument in an “inebriated” condition and he also suffered burn injuries in the process, they said. The woman died at a hospital this morning, they added.

She had suffered 95 per cent burn injuries during the incident while her husband sustained over 30 per cent burns and is undergoing treatment.

The deceased woman’s mother lodged a complaint with the police alleging that her son-in-law used to harass her daughter frequently in a drunken state.