Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Woman set on fire by family for falling in love in India’s Bihar...

A young woman in India's Bihar was set on fire and then left to die in a locked room by her family members four days after she eloped with her lover.

Police said the angry family members set the woman on fire and then locked her in a room at Sonevarsha village in central Bihar’s Bhojpur district on Sunday before fleeing the scene.

Hearing her cries local villagers rushed to the spot but found her locked inside a room after which they informed the police.

“The police rushed to the spot and rescued the girl but sadly she succumbed to her grievous burn injuries,” the local sub-divisional police officer Anjani Kumar Singh said on Monday.

 He said the police had registered a case against the family members and were investigating. The accused have yet to be found. Full story...

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