Ghaziabad, Oct. 23 -- A 28-year-old man in Ghaziabad set himself on fire outside his house on Diwali night (early Tuesday) after his wife allegedly refused to open the door as he returned home inebriated, police said on Wednesday. The couple had been married for 10 months.

The deceased, who started residing in Ghaziabad with his wife, 24, two months ago, hailed from Meerut.

The incident took place around 2am on Tuesday in a locality under Nandgram police station jurisdiction. He succumbed during treatment at a hospital on Tuesday evening, officers said.

"The man had come in an inebriated state and repeatedly knocked on the door. But his wife did not let him in, and the man doused himself in diesel and set himself afire in the street. A...