Sonam died in the fire at her house in Jagatpur village.
KANNAUJ: A 30-year-old woman was allegedly tied to a chair, doused with petrol and set on fire by her husband over suspicion of an extramarital affair in Uttar Pradesh’s Kannauj district on Thursday morning, police said. Dubey and a police team inspected the spot and confirmed the victim’s identity.
The couple had been arguing for the past two days, police said. Sukhbir is absconding, and efforts are underway to trace him, police said. Sonam died in the fire at her house in Jagatpur village, under the Chhibramau police station area. Her husband, Sukhbir Singh alias Monu, allegedly fled with their two children, a seven-year-old boy and a five-year-old girl, after setting the house ablaze. The suspicion reportedly grew after he caught her talking to the youth over the phone. Hearing the commotion and seeing flames engulfing the house, villagers rushed to the spot and alerted the police and fire brigade.