Overview
- The assault occurred late on December 23 in the Nallakunta/Tilak Nagar area as the couple’s children were present.
- Investigators say the husband poured petrol on Triveni and set her ablaze, and the daughter sustained minor burns when he tried to push her toward the flames.
- Neighbours rushed the victims to Gandhi Hospital, where Triveni died of severe burns, and her body was handed to relatives after a post-mortem.
- Nallakunta police registered a murder case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita; the accused was detained near Ameenpur within about a day and remanded to judicial custody.
- Police are examining CCTV footage and witness accounts, noting the couple had recently reunited after an earlier separation linked to ongoing disputes.