A 50-year-old man tried to murder his woman friend by setting her ablaze using petrol at her house near Chenkottukonam in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday night before attempting to end his life by jumping into a well in a nearby compound.
Chenkottukonam native G. Saritha, 46, has been admitted to Medical College Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram with severe burns. The accused, Binu, a native of Chellamangalam, near Powdikonam, is also admitted to the hospital with around 80% burns.
