Mumbai Police has arrested a 37-year-old man who set her wife on fire in Chembur area on Wednesday morning.

The accused sprinkled petrol on his wife near Suman Nagar and set her on fire. However, an auto driver saved the woman and ferried her to hospital. The woman has sustained 10 per cent burn injuries and is out of the danger while the accused has been arrested. The auto driver has been identified as Mohammed Ismayil Sheikh. Sheikh’s statement was recorded by Nehru Nagar police and he was felicitated for his act.