A man allegedly burned his wife to death after a family dispute at Lakhanasahi village under the Khunta police limits in Mayurbhanj district on Monday night.
According to reports, Dhananjaya Mohanty poured kerosene over his wife Mandakini and set her ablaze following a heated exchange of words between the two.
Family members of the deceased woman have lodged a complaint with police alleging that she was killed by her husband over dowry demand. Police have registered a murder case and started investigation.
The body was sent to the Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College and Hospital here for postmortem.
The cops have detained the accused for questioning.