Bengaluru: A Malayali youth and his live-in partner set themselves on fire in their apartment in Bengaluru on Sunday after the latter’s spouse discovered their relationship, according to the initial findings of the investigation team.

Three days after moving into an apartment in Doddagubbi, Kothanur, Abil Abraham (29), an Idukki native, and Soumini Das (20) from Kolkata committed suicide.

Soumini, a second-year BSc nursing student at a private college in Marathahalli, was already married when she first met Abil. According to cops, her husband learned about her relationship with the Kerala youth and the same might have spurred the duo to take the extreme step.

After completing his nursing education, Abil operated a Kothanur-based nursing firm. Soumini had a part-time job here over the holidays. This is the time when the couple met and fell in love. Despite their brief acquaintanceship, the pair chose to live together, according to law enforcement sources.