MULTAN, June 19 (TNS): A woman succumbed to her burn wounds on Tuesday after her husband allegedly set her ablaze following a quarrel over Eid shopping in Multan.
Mujahid Iqbal, the culprit, doused the victim, Jamila, with petrol and then set her on fire. The victim was hospitalised at the Nishtar burn unit in critical condition.
The couple got into an argument over buying Eid apparel for their children on June 14.
In a fit of rage, Mujahid set his wife ablaze leading to her sustaining severe burn wounds to 80 percent of her body.
After remaining admitted in the burn unit for five days, the victim succumbed to her wounds. The body has been handed over the bereaved family.
