A 22-year-old woman -- who was the victim of a diabolical acid-cum-petrol burning attack -- had walked out of her marriage to elope with her long-time lover, who later turned out to be her accused-killer, preliminary police investigations have revealed, officials said on Wednesday.

The accused, Avinash R Rajure, 25, and the victim -- Savitra D. Ankulkar -- had been living together in Pune, where he was employed with the global consumer giant, Haier, as a technician.