India, April 22 -- What was meant to be a sweet, a "foreign-style proposal" turned into a gruesome and chilling murder for Kiran, when his 27-year-old partner allegedly set him ablaze in what police describe as a calculated act.

The accused has been taken into custody with initial investigation revealing the murder was pre-planned and was driven by anger over being neglected in the relationship. "The accused woman has been taken into custody and questioned. It has been established that she set her lover on fire."

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