The 61-year-old woman sustained burn injuries after the alleged attack during a maintenance hearing at a Surat family court, while the accused reportedly consumed poison shortly after the incident.
Police say the accused, identified as the couple’s nephew, allegedly used propofol in high doses during a fake varicose veins treatment and fled with gold jewelry.
The Andhra state government’s decision to authorise postgraduate-trained Ayurvedic practitioners to independently carry out specific surgical procedures has drawn criticism.
State order allows postgraduate Ayurvedic doctors trained in Shalya and Shalakya Tantra to perform 58 defined procedures in government AYUSH institutions