Hyderabad, Oct. 9 -- A man in Delhi's Madangir was hospitalised with 20 percent burns after his wife allegedly poured boiling oil on him in his sleep and sprinkled chilli powder over his wounds.

The victim identified as Dinesh Kumar is currently admitted in the ICU in critical condition. He was reportedly sleeping beside his four-year-old daughter when his wife, Sadhna committed the act.

According to local reports, Kumar, who works at a pharmaceutical company, filed an FIR at Ambedkar Nagar Police Station on the same day. He was initially taken to Madan Mohan Malviya Hospital but was later taken to Safdarjung Hospital for advanced treatment.

The FIR stated that his wife poured hot oil on his torso while he was sleeping beside their dau...