MUMBAI: A 75-year-old man died of burns after he was set on fire by his live-in partner at their house in Mankhurd Transit Camp on Thursday afternoon.

The accused, Lata Ankalu (58), confessed that she had set Bhummaiya Yelnadu on fire in a fit of rage as the victim gave her only Rs 100 when she asked for Rs 600 to buy household materials. Yelnadu, suffered 80% burns and died on Friday. Ankalu has been arrested and is in police custody.