Woman dies after man sets her on fire in Aruppukottai
A 45-year-old woman named P. Shanthi died after being set on fire in Aruppukottai by a man named Muthu. The incident occurred when Shanthi refused to live with Muthu, who then attacked her and her sister-in-law while they were sleeping outside their home. Muthu has been arrested by the police following the incident.
- ▪P. Shanthi succumbed to her injuries on May 20, 2026, after being set on fire on May 17.
- ▪Her sister-in-law, Sridevi, is currently fighting for her life with 45% burns.
- ▪The attack occurred after Shanthi refused to live with Muthu, who had coerced her after her husband's death.
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A 45-year-old woman, P. Shanthi, who was set on fire in Aruppukottai on May 17, allegedly by a person named Muthu, after she refused to live with him, succumbed to burn injuries at Virudhunagar Government Medical College on Wednesday (May 20, 2026).Her sister-in-law, Sridevi, 45, who also sustained injuries, is battling for her life with 45% burns.The police said that the deceased, who was widowed and a mother of two children, lived in Palayampatti. After her husband Pandiyarajan died, his friend, P. Mani of Kalkurichi, had tried to coerce her into living with him.
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