India, April 21 -- A 27-year-old woman has been accused of murdering her lover by tying him to a chair, blindfolding him, and setting him on fire under the pretext of a "foreign-style proposal."

The incident occurred in the Byadarahalli police limits on Tuesday. The deceased, Kiran (27), and the accused woman, Prerana, were colleagues at a telecom company and had been in a relationship for nearly a year. Police sources indicate that tensions had recently escalated between the two, with the woman allegedly upset over Kiran ignoring her and refusing to marry.

According to investigators, Prerana called Kiran to her house in Anjanapura on Tuesday morning at around 10 am when her mother and brother were not at home. After spending some time ...