India, March 11 -- A 50-year-old man was arrested on Monday for allegedly setting his wife on fire after pouring petrol on her during an argument last month, police said, adding that the woman was undergoing treatment in a hospital and succumbed to her injuries on Friday.

According to police, the accused has been identified as Intekhab Alam, a resident of Rawli Road in Muradnagar, while the deceased was Muwashira, 45. Police said that the couple has three daughters and a son - two of whom are married.

Investigators said that the deceased's mother Munni Begum told them that Alam would often drink and come home and assault his wife. "Around 10pm on February 25, he poured petrol over her and set her afire. He then pushed her in the washroo...