Man sets wife afire for opposing sale of land, arrested

Bareilly | Thursday | 19th April, 2018

Summary:

The couple has a son, Anuj Kumar.Police said, “Amar Singh is addicted to alcohol and drugs. Bareilly: Angry at his wife for preventing him from selling off his eight bigha land to a friend, a 58-year-old man allegedly set on fire his 49-year-old wife. Police have arrested Amar Singh while the others are absconding.According to police, deceased Nanhi Devi, a native of Badaun’s Dataganj town, was married to Amar Singh, who is a farmer and resident of Dalpatpur village under Bhamora police station. Of the total 20 bigha of ancestral land he inherited, he had sold 12 bigha to his friend. On the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday, a drunk Singh tried to persuade his wife for selling the remaining eight bigha to his friend..