2 min learnBengaluruApr 22, 2026 08:15 PM IST
A 29-year-old man was arrested for allegedly setting his spouse on fireplace following a dispute over her apparel in Karnataka’s Belagavi district, the police stated on Wednesday.
The accused, recognized as Krishnaji Parasharam Patil, a resident of Hattarwad village in Khanapur taluk and a each day wage employee, was arrested by the Nandgad police on April 20. He was later produced earlier than a courtroom and remanded to judicial custody.
In accordance with the police, the incident came about round 11 am on April 19 at a rented home in Durganagar in Nandgad village. The sufferer, Manjula, 27, a homemaker, had been married to the accused for eight years.
The police stated the couple had a historical past of home disputes, with the lady allegedly subjected to bodily and psychological harassment since marriage. On the day of the incident, an argument broke out after the accused objected to her sporting a nightdress as a substitute of a saree, stated the police.
“The quarrel escalated, following which he allegedly poured petrol on her and set her on fireplace with the intention to kill,” a police officer stated.
Manjula sustained almost 80 per cent burn accidents and was initially rushed to a close-by hospital by locals who rescued her. She was later shifted to Goa Medical Faculty and Hospital in Bambolim for superior therapy, the place she stays in vital situation.
Based mostly on a grievance filed by the sufferer’s mom at Nandgad police station, a case has been registered underneath related sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, together with try to homicide.
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“Performing on the grievance, a workforce was shaped to hint the accused. He was apprehended and has been remanded to judicial custody”, the officer added. The police stated the accused was traced and arrested close to a bus stand in Nandgad village.
Throughout questioning, the accused confessed to the crime, the police stated.
Senior officers, together with the deputy superintendent of police, supervised the operation to hint and apprehend the accused. The police stated efforts are ongoing to look at all elements of the case.
Additional investigations are underway.
