India, Aug. 16 -- The father, stepmother, and stepbrother were arrested hours after a 42-year-old man, who was allegedly set on fire, died in AIIMS Bhubaneswar on Saturday, police said.

Jyoti Ranjan Mathia, a resident of Balipatna in Odisha, was admitted to AIIMS Bhubaneswar with 95% burn injuries on Friday. His wife, Bijayalaxmi Behera, who admitted him lodged a complaint, accusing the trio of setting her husband ablaze to deprive him of his rightful share in the family property.

Police, who initially suspected it to be a case of self-immolation, found a video of the man accusing his father, stepmother, and stepbrother of setting him afire after dousing him with petrol over a property dispute. "Prima facie evidence indicates it was not...