Woman sets herself, daughters on fire

Press Trust of India  |  Basti (UP) 

A woman allegedly committed suicide after setting herself and her two daughters on fire in Tikait village here, the police said today.

The woman identified as had an argument with her husband over the issue of cooking following which she set herself and her three daughters Gauri (2 years), (9 months) and Roshni (6 years) afire yesterday after sprinkling kerosene on them, they said.

While died on the spot, Gauri and died on way to hospital.

Roshni was saved as she managed to flee from the room.

Police have sent the bodies for postmortem.

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First Published: Thu, July 05 2018. 12:55 IST