The 31-year-old who was beaten up with bamboo sticks and set ablaze by his in-laws for trying to meet his estranged wife and kids breathed his last on Saturday.

In the May 9 edition, mid-day had reported that 13 of his in-laws had set Kandivli resident Rohit Dharamsingh Patel ablaze about 10 days ago because he had continued to try to smooth things over with his estranged wife, Daya.