Woman Set on Fire in Telangana Following Alleged Harassment Over Marriage Proposal

PTI, Hyderabad, Feb 17, 2026: A 28-year-old married woman was set on fire allegedly by a man after she "rejected" his marriage proposal in Mahabubabad town on Tuesday, police said.

The accused, in his 40s, who runs a shop, had developed an "illicit" relationship with the woman and suspected that she was in contact with another man and that she was "ignoring" him.

He poured petrol on the woman when she was alone at her house and set her on fire. He then hugged her and both of them suffered injuries, police said.

They were initially shifted to Government Hospital in Mahabubabad and later admitted to another state-run hospital in Warangal.

As per the doctors, the woman suffered 90 per cent burns and the accused 75 per cent, police said.

The woman's mother, in a complaint to the police, stated that her daughter was married to a man in Gudur mandal.

Due to family disputes, the woman came to Mahabubabad along with her two children and was residing there for the past three years.

She ran a vegetable cart. The accused was already married, and his wife had passed away. He developed an "illicit" relationship with the woman, police said.

The accused allegedly forced and harassed the victim to marry him, the complainant said.

Based on a complaint, an attempt to murder case was registered, police added.