Upset husband of patient sets ablaze vehicles in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: Upset over his wife testing positive for coronavirus, a 26-year-old painter set ablaze three vehicles while under the influence of alcohol at Bapunagar in Langar Houz on Tuesday night. Police booked him for arson and sent him for quarantine along with two of his friends.
Last Saturday, the painter’s wife went to King Koti hospital after experiencing coronavirus symptoms. While her husband was also tested, the hospital sent him home. On Tuesday, her results came back positive and she was sent to Gandhi Hospital. Upset over this, he started consuming alcohol with his two friends and set the vehicles ablaze. “We have registered a case for arson. Along with him, two of his friends were sent to King Koti hospital for quarantine,” Langar Houz inspector K Srinivas said.