Jilted lover burns woman to death

Hyderabad: Police in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad say they have arrested a man after a woman was burned to death during an argument, reports BBC.

Sandhya Rani, a 25-year-old receptionist, was on her way home when she was attacked at about 18:00 local time (12:30 GMT) on Thursday, police told the BBC.

People rushed to help Ms Rani but she died on her way to hospital.

The accused, Karthik Vanga, 28, is a former colleague.

He used to work in the same company as Ms Rani until a few months ago, police told BBC Telugu’s Deepthi Bathini. When he approached her on Thursday, the two were seen arguing before the man pulled out a can of kerosene, poured the fuel on her and set her alight, police alleged.

They said there had been allegations that Mr Vanga had been pursuing Ms Rani with marriage proposals for two years.

 

Jilted lover burns woman to death

Hyderabad: Police in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad say they have arrested a man after a woman was burned to death during an argument, reports BBC. Sandhya Rani, a 25-year-old receptionist, was on her way home when she was attacked at about 18:00 local time (12:30 GMT) on Thursday, police told the BBC. People rushed to help Ms Rani but she died on her way to hospital. The accused, Karthik Vanga, 28, is a former colleague. He used to work in the same company as Ms Rani until a few months ago, police told BBC Telugus Deepthi Bathini. When he approached her on Thursday, the two were seen arguing before the man pulled out a can of kerosene, poured the fuel on her and set her alight, police alleged. They said there had been allegations that Mr Vanga had been pursuing Ms Rani with marriage proposals for two years.