Pune: Days after father’s arrest, police say husband set pregnant woman on fire

Pune | Saturday | 11th May, 2019

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Her husband, Mangesh Ransing, sustained 50 per cent burn injuries in the incident and is currently undergoing treatment at the hospital. In his statement, Mangesh told police that Rukmini called him up and asked him to take her back home. Their screams were heard by some neighbours, who took them to a government hospital in Ahmednagar, Mangesh had told police. AdvertisingThe victim, Rukmini Ransing, sustained 70 per cent burns and died at the Sassoon General Hospital in Pune on Sunday. They had earlier told mediapersons that Rukmini’s family was against the intercaste marriage..