Karnataka: Man burns wife to death in Hassan over property dispute

Hassan: A man allegedly murdered his wife by setting her on fire in Singatagere village of Alur taluk in Hassan district. The motive behind the crime is suspected to be a property dispute.

Sumithra (50) was allegedly killed by her husband, Chandrachar. It is said that Sumithra had approached the court seeking her share in her maternal property.

However, her brothers allegedly lured Chandrachar and asked him to persuade his wife to withdraw the case. Following this, Chandrachar frequently quarrelled with his wife over the matter.

On Sunday night, around midnight, he reportedly picked up a quarrel with her, dragged her to the back of the house, poured petrol on her and set her on fire.

Hearing her screams, neighbours rushed to rescue her and shifted her to the district hospital in Hassan, where she succumbed to her injuries on Monday.

The Alur police have registered a case.