Ghaziabad, March 18 -- A 31-year-old man was arrested for allegedly setting ablaze his 25-year-old wife after pouring petrol on her at their house in Loni's Mustafabad locality on Sunday evening, the Ghaziabad police said on Monday, adding that the woman claimed he wanted to get rid of her after marrying some other woman.

The victim woman, Sadiya (single name), is hospitalised in Delhi with about 40 to 45% burns. The couple married six years ago and she stays with her three minor children in Loni. Her husband was identified as Mohammad Arif, a teacher in Panipat, police said.

"The injured woman told police at the hospital that her husband recently married another woman, and this led to an argument between the two on Sunday morning. In t...