VEHARI: A man allegedly set his wife ablaze over a domestic dispute at Pakhi Mor of Machiwal police area, some 10km from here, on Friday.

Saifur Rehman, 25, a van driver, used to fight with his wife, Amina Bibi, 22, on monetary issues.

On Friday, Rehman quarrelled with his wife as he was leaving for work in the morning when she demanded money from him for house expenses.

They fought again when he returned home in the evening and he set her on fire by sprinkling kerosene on her.

Published in Dawn, July 12th, 2014