India, May 25 -- A 45-year-old autorickshaw driver allegedly set his mother on fire following an argument over his marriage. The elderly woman later died while undergoing treatment for severe burn injuries, police officials said on Sunday.

The incident was reported around midnight on Friday in Mahindale village in Dhule taluka. The deceased has been identified as 65-year-old Jijabai Bhatu Khairnar-Patil. According to preliminary police information, her son, Pradeep alias Dagdu Bhatu Khairnar-Patil, had been upset for a long time as his marriage had not been arranged.

Police sources said the accused allegedly returned home in an intoxicated state late at night and began questioning his mother over why his marriage was still not fixed. Th...