Hyderabad: Following a heated argument with her jeweller husband, a woman poured hot oil on him during the early hours on Sunday.
The victim Kumar Chowdary, 32, received 45 per cent burns to his stomach and limbs and is stated to be out of danger, said the Kukatpally police.
Kukatpally sub-inspector P. Narayan Singh said Kumar Chowdary and his wife Premdevi were living at Bagh Ameer in Kukatpally. Premdevi is a housewife.
“On Saturday night, the couple had a fight over some disputes and went to sleep. At about 5 am, Premdevi boiled cooking oil and poured it on her husband’s body,” said the SI.
He said that the doctors opined that currently, his health condition is stable. A case has been registered against Premdevi under Section 307 of IPC and took her into custody for the questioning.
