After she fainted, he took her to an isolated farmhouse, doused her in petrol and set her alight and fled the scene with their two-year-old son. Hearing her screams, local residents came to Divya’s rescue. They rushed her to Tirupattur government hospital, from where she was shifted to Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital. But she died without responding to treatment on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Sathyamoorthy messaged a relative stating that both his kidneys had failed, so he planned to die by suicide with his son after killing Divya. However, Kandli police who have registered a case said their investigations revealed that he had affairs with many women. They have now intensified the hunt to nab the man.

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