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A 41-year-old woman, who was acceptable connected occurrence by a antheral for rejecting his matrimony proposal, succumbed to her injuries aft warring for endurance for 20 days, constabulary said.
The victim, Geetha, had sustained implicit 50% pain injuries. She died portion undergoing attraction astatine Victoria Hospital successful Bengaluru connected January 6 night.
According to the police, the incidental occurred astatine Bhovi Colony wherever Geetha was moving a proviso store. The accused, Muthu Abhimanyu 31, ran a beverage stall successful the aforesaid locality, and was known to the victim. After becoming acquainted, Geetha, her 19-year-old daughter, and the accused were surviving unneurotic successful the aforesaid house, constabulary said.
Investigations revealed that Muthu had been pressuring Geetha to wed him. When she refused, helium allegedly poured petrol connected her and acceptable her ablaze successful a acceptable of rage.
Geetha suffered terrible burns and was instantly taken to Victoria Hospital wherever she was undergoing treatment. Despite efforts by doctors to prevention her, she succumbed to her injuries.
The Basaveshwaranagar constabulary had registered a lawsuit and arrested the accused soon aft the incident. Following Geetha’s death, the lawsuit has been converted from attempt-to-murder to murder.
