Woman found burnt to death

Phagwara, Oct 14 A woman, hailing from Bihar, was today found charred to death at a house in Ratanpura area here, police said.

Preliminary reports indicated that the woman, identified as Bhuchan, was burnt to death, they said.

Her husband Bharat Singh, a worker at the mill, was detained in this connection.

Bhuchan and Singh lived in the house as its caretakers since the owner lived outside the country.

The incident came to light today when workers who were engaged for repair work at the house informed a relative of the landlord that the house was locked. When the door of the house was forcibly opened, Bhuchan was found dead on the floor in a charred condition, they added.