A 35-year-old housewife reportedly committed suicide by setting herself ablaze in her home in Kancharapalem on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Neelapu Ratnam. As per her dying declaration, her husband N. Poliraju was responsible for her death. Inspector Raghuveer Vishnu said that the deceased was married to Poliraju in 2014 and did not have any children. The couple had an argument over a piece of land at Aganampudi, which her husband allegedly sold without informing her and spent the money. Following the argument, Ratnam doused herself with kerosene and set herself afire.
Poliraju tried to rescue her and he too suffered burn injuries. Ratnam, with over 85 per cent burns, died while undergoing treatment.