India, Aug. 6 -- A 45-year-old man was arrested for allegedly setting his 42-year-old wife on fire over a domestic dispute in Tezpur, Assam's Sonitpur district, police said.

Meghali Saikia, who was admitted to a local government hospital with over 80% burns, died while receiving treatment on Wednesday morning. "She was brought to the hospital with severe burns. Despite medical intervention, she succumbed to her injuries this morning," a police official said.

Her family alleged that her husband, Jayanta Saikia, poured petrol on her and set her on fire over an argument on Tuesday night at their Pahumara Chuburi house. "Meghali had been a victim of domestic violence for years but the abuse had escalated in recent times. She had confided in...