India, Nov. 25 -- A 32-year-old pregnant woman has been arrested for allegedly killing her mother-in-law with a hammer and setting their house on fire in north Delhi's Wazirabad, with police calling it a planned murder linked to a family property dispute.

Police said the woman, Aafreen, who is around four to five months pregnant, allegedly bludgeoned 58-year-old Nasrin Ishatakh and then attempted to burn her body and the first floor of the two-storey house to avoid suspicion. Investigators have detained and questioned other family members.

A PCR call about a house fire was received on November 19. A senior police officer said, "We were told during the PCR call that an old woman is trapped inside the house. SHO and ACP reached the spot. ...