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Harassed for dowry, woman burns self

The 30-year-old, often mentally and physically tortured, burnt herself in front of her family, as she was unable to give Rs 5 lakh to her husband

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Harassed for years over dowry, a 30-year-old mother of two set fire to herself in front of her husband and in-laws at her home in Thakur Village on Saturday, said cops. According to the police, the victim Asha, who got married to Umesh Dawre five years ago in an arranged marriage, had come to the city and settled down with her husband and his family.u00a0


Victim: u00a0According to a relative, Asha Gawre complained that her in-laws may kill her if she did not come up with the money

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