Kannur, Aug. 23 -- A 40-year-old man who set a woman on fire in the Kuttiyattur area in Kerala's Kannur district has succumbed to burn injuries on Saturday while undergoing treatment at Pariyaram Medical College Hospital, Valapattanam, police said.

Jijesh (40) had allegedly poured petrol on a woman and set her on fire on Wednesday.

The attacker also sustained burn injuries during the act. Both the woman, Praveena (39), who suffered severe burns, and the attacker were subsequently admitted to the hospital. However, the very next day, on Thursday, Praveena succumbed to her injuries in the hospital.

According to the police, a murder case was going to be registered against Jijesh for the act.

According to the complaint, Jijesh arrived at ...