Bengaluru, June 27 -- A 30-year-old man was killed after allegedly detonating a petrol bomb inside a car following an altercation with a woman near Jogihalli in Sira taluk of Tumakuru district of Karnataka on Saturday, June 27.

The deceased has been identified as Nagendra. The woman, who sustained serious injuries after allegedly being stabbed by him, has been admitted to the Tumakuru District Hospital for treatment.

According to preliminary police information, the man and the woman were travelling in a hired car from Bengaluru to Ankola when an argument reportedly broke out between them on the Tumakuru-Pune National Highway.

During the altercation, Nagendra allegedly stabbed the woman on the head with a knife, leaving her seriously in...