A 30-year old married woman died on Friday after she was set ablaze by her live-in partner at Tila Jamalpura area on Thursday.
According to the police, the accused, Bhoja Keswani, was infuriated by his live-in partner and victim, Mamta Rajak, meeting her children without his permission.
The victim had gone to meet her children at Sai Baba temple, and when she returned a fight broke out between the two which turned horrific after he set her ablaze and fled the spot. The neighbors rushed to her rescue and the victim was taken to Hamidia hospital where she died in the wee hours on Friday. She had sustained around 90 per
cent burns.
A case of attempt to murder was registered against the accused by the police after preliminary investigation.
The victim had met the accused Bhoja, a juice vendor, and later developed a relationship some months ago. Soon the victim decided to estrange her husband Kamal Rajak and started living with the accused but he disliked the meeting of Mamta with her children and had instructed not to
meet them.
The accused has been arrested and would be produced in the court on Saturday.