Belagavi: Woman sets spouse on fire over affair

Bengaluru | Thursday | 10th January, 2019

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He married Mamtaj 25 years ago. MYSURU: A 43-year-old woman was arrested on Wednesday after she poured petrol and set her husband on fire for allegedly having an affair “Mazhar Pasha, 47, was rushed to a hospital on Monday evening. Upset over his alleged affair, Mamtaj poured petrol on Pasha after a verbal duel on Monday evening.In her statement, Mamtaj told police that her husband was having an affair and he was getting ready for a second marriage despite her opposition. “Though the two were married for 25 years, their relationship began to turn sour after Mamtaj got to know about her husband’s affair. He succumbed to burns on Wednesday evening,” police said.According to Udayagiri police , Pasha, a resident of Satyanagar in Mysuru, is a scrap dealer..