Hyderabad: Husband kills pregnant wife by setting her ablaze for “dowry”

Hyderabad: In yet another case of dowry harassment, a man who was harassing his pregnant wife, killed her by setting ablaze. He was later arrested by Kachiguda police.

According to the details of the case, Krishna married Premalatha. She was a flower merchant. After the marriage, Krishna started harassing his wife who was pregnant. He sprinkled kerosene on her body and set her ablaze. She was rushed to Osmania General Hospital where during the treatment, she succumbed to injuries.

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Kachiguda Police registered a case against Krishna under various relevant sections of IPC and Dowry Act for dowry harassment and murder. He was arrested later.

–Siasat News