Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Bhiwandi Man Gets Life Term for Setting Wife Ablaze
A court in Bhiwandi found Raju Ansari guilty of killing his wife.
The incident happened after an argument about chicken kept for their daughter.
Prosecutors said Ansari poured kerosene on his wife and set her on fire.
She suffered serious burns and later died in hospital.
Ansari was arrested several days after the incident.
The trial court heard witnesses and examined other evidence.
It sentenced him to life in prison.
He must also pay a ₹5,000 fine or serve six more months in jail.
A Bhiwandi court sentenced 40-year-old Raju Ansari to life imprisonment for killing his wife.
The incident followed an argument over chicken kept separately for the couple’s daughter.
Prosecutors said Ansari poured kerosene on Tarannum and set her on fire on October 6, 2015.
Tarannum suffered severe burns and died while receiving treatment.
The court also imposed a ₹5,000 fine, with six months’ simple imprisonment for non-payment.
- Who
- Raju Ansari, also known by the aliases Shivshankar and Raju Lalman Singh, was convicted in the death of his wife, Tarannum.
- What
- A Bhiwandi court sentenced Ansari to life imprisonment for setting his wife on fire after pouring kerosene on her.
- When
- The incident occurred at about 11 p.m. on October 6, 2015; the conviction came nearly 11 years later.
- Where
- The incident took place in a chawl in Fenegaon, Bhiwandi, and the case was heard by the Bhiwandi Additional District and Sessions Court.
- Why
- According to the prosecution, an argument began after Ansari ate chicken that Tarannum had kept for their daughter.
- Convict
- Raju Ansari, 40
- Victim
- Tarannum, Ansari’s wife
- Incident date
- October 6, 2015
- Sentence
- Life imprisonment
- Fine
- ₹5,000
- Default punishment
- Six months’ simple imprisonment if the fine is not paid
- Arrest date
- October 17, 2015