PALAKKAD: A youth tried to set his wife on fire at Vadakkencherry in Palakkad. Both husband and wife sustained burns. The condition of the youth is stated to be critical. Pramod (36) tried to murder his wife Karthika of Manjapra. Karthika has been admitted at the taluk hospital in Alathur and Pramod in Thrissur Medical College Hospital.

The incident happened Wednesday morning. Karthika, working in a bakery in Palakkad, was attacked by her husband, who was hiding when she reached Manjapra bus stand in the morning. After holding Karthika, Pramod opened the bottle of petrol he was carrying and poured it on both of them and set on fire. Karthika’s burns are not serious as she immediately moved aside. Pramod and Karthika have been estranged for three years. Pramod had stabbed Karthika a year ago.