Maharashtra: Woman, set on fire by mother's lover, dies
A 19-year-old woman, Priti Shendge, who suffered 80% burn injuries when a man set her, her 9-month-old daughter Siddhi, and mother Sangita Devre (40) on fire four days ago in Nashik in Maharashtra, has died, police today said. Her daughter and mother succumbed to injuries earlier. On August 5, Jalaluddin Khan (55), a family acquaintance, allegedly poured kerosene and set them on fire.
Accused had an affair with Priti's mother
The accused allegedly had an affair with Sangita Devre for the past one year, and he had had an altercation with her before the incident, police had said. Priti, who is married, was visiting her mother at the time of the incident. Khan was arrested by Nashik police team from his village in UP on Tuesday. He was booked under IPC section 302 (murder).
