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Woman burnt alive over old enmity

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Press Trust of India Muzaffarnagar
Last Updated : Jan 25 2013 | 5:33 AM IST

Sona Singh (46), after being set ablaze by Ishwar Singh and Satbir was rushed to a hospital, where she was declared brought dead yesterday, they said.

On the complaint by the victims's son Sumit Kumar a case was registered and the two accused persons were arrested, police said.

Kumar claimed that his mother was murdered over an old enmity with the two accused persons.

Meanwhile, a local court has directed police to register a case against a man and his three family members for killing his wife for the alleged inability to give birth to a male child.

One Abdul Karim had alleged that his daughter Sitara Begum was murdered by her husband Irshad and his family members in March, for failing to give birth to a male child.

According to Karim, police had refused to register an FIR in the matter.

  

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First Published: Oct 15 2012 | 2:25 PM IST

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