A woman burnt her son alive in the limits of Tarkhani police station area of Faisalabad on Saturday after he discovered that his mother is having an affair, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

According to police, Ghulam Fatima had an illicit relationship with a man named Imran on which the accused's 30-year-old Ghulam Abbas confronted his mother.

Later, the accused made her son unconscious by feeding her with some narcotic pills and called her lover. Both killed Ghulam Abbas by sprinkling oil on him and then torching him.

Accused Imran buried the body of the murdered youth at an unknown place.

The police reached the victim's house on a secret call from the local people and came to know about the incident.

The police arrested accused Ghulam Fatima. However, after the arrest of Imran, the body will be identified.

Reporter: Tayyab Maqbool