Woman, 57, burns alive her 72-year-old partner, arrested

She poured kerosene on Harihara when he was asleep, set him afire

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Berhampur

BERHAMPUR police has arrested a 57-year-old woman on charges of burning alive her 72-year-old landlord, with whom she allegedly was in a relationship for several years.

The accused, identified as Sudeshna Jena of Amrutulu village under Sorada block in Ganjam, had rented the ground floor of the house owned by Harihara Sahu, the victim, in Subash Nagar area of the city.

Sudeshna's husband had died around six years ago and she had moved into the city after that. Harihara who retired as a revenue inspector and also a widower, lived on the first floor of the house.