TNN | Oct 5, 2012, 09.23AM IST
JAIPUR: A 22-year-old woman was allegedly set ablaze by her in-laws for not giving in to their dowry demands in Jaipur rural's Phagi on Wednesday night. Her family members lodged an FIR against her husband and in-laws saying that they were demanding dowry. Police said the in-laws claimed that the victim had caught fire accidentally but did not inform police about the incident. Police said the incident took place at Mandawar village. The deceased, identified as Chandra Devi, was married to Janesh Kumar during a mass marriage ceremony in 2010.
"Janesh says his wife accidently caught fire in the kitchen while cooking food. However, her family members claimed that she was being harassed for dowry since marriage," Phagi police station SHO Anil Doriya said.
The officer said a police team was rushed to the in-laws' house when the deceased's family members informed them about the incident. "By the time, the police arrived at the house, the woman had died. The body was rushed to hospital where postmortem was conducted on Thursday. We are yet to receive the postmortem report. The in-laws have been booked for dowry death," the officer said.
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"Janesh says his wife accidently caught fire in the kitchen while cooking food. However, her family members claimed that she was being harassed for dowry since marriage," Phagi police station SHO Anil Doriya said.
The officer said a police team was rushed to the in-laws' house when the deceased's family members informed them about the incident. "By the time, the police arrived at the house, the woman had died. The body was rushed to hospital where postmortem was conducted on Thursday. We are yet to receive the postmortem report. The in-laws have been booked for dowry death," the officer said.
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