India, April 22 -- A 27-year-old woman in Bengaluru has been accused of murdering her lover by blindfolding him, tying him to a chair and setting him on fire. The accused had been in a relationship with the man, and things recently escalated as the woman was alleged to be upset with him.

The incident took place in Bengaluru's Byadarahalli police limits on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as 27-year-old Kiran, who was in a relationship with the accused, Prerana. Both were colleagues at a telecom company.

According to the police, Prerana called Kiran to her house in Anjanapura on Tuesday morning when she was alone. After talking to Kiran for some time, she allegedly blindfolded him and tied his hands and legs to a chair, HT repor...