Hyderabad, Dec. 26 -- A husband in Hyderabad, Telangana, allegedly poured petrol on his wife and set her on fire over suspicions about her fidelity. The wife was immediately shifted to Gandhi Hospital for treatment, where she succumbed to her injuries. The Nallakunta police have registered a case and are investigating the matter.

Speaking to ANI, J. Narsaiah, Additional DCP, East zone, said that "Under Nallakunta PS limits on December 23, around 9 am, her husband Venkateshwarulu killed his wife Triveni. They both had a love marriage. There were marriage issues with the husband suspecting her character."

The Inspector of the Nallakunta police station stated that the couple was inter-caste and natives of Huzurnagar, but had been living in...