Tag: Woman Burnt Alive

Kendrapara: A woman died after being set on fire allegedly by her in-laws for dowry at Balisuan village under Marsaghai police limits in the district on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Bharati Swain. As per sources, Bharati’s mother-in-law and three sisters-in-law poured kerosene on her after tying her hands and legs. Husband of […]

The woman had received around 80-90 percent burn injuries.

Kendrapara: A woman was charred to death when a major fire broke out in Deulipada village under Mahakalapada police limits of the district here on Saturday night. The deceased has been identified as Diptimayee Das (26) from Deulipada. According to sources, a house in the village caught fire late on Saturday night when the victim […]

Delang:  A woman was charred to death when fire broke out at a house in Ramchandrapur village in Delang, Puri, on Monday. The woman, identified as Kusum Samantray died on the spot due to the fire, which is believed to be caused by a kerosene lamp at a villager Baikuntha Samantray’s house. Besides, five houses […]

Kendrapara: In a freak mishap, a 23-year-old dalit woman died of burns today evening hours as the room where she was offering puja caught fire possibly from a burning lamp. The incident, according to police, occurred at Harijansahi locality under Nikirai police station jurisdiction. The victim has been identified as Suchitra Mallick. The fire spread […]

Sundergarh: Though massive awareness programmes are being launched at regular intervals against female foeticide, the deliberate sex-selective abortions and killing of newborns continue to remain a major cause of concern. A case in point is the death of a woman who was allegedly set on fire by in-laws for being pregnant with a second girl […]

Sundergarh: Police on Thursday arrested four members of a family for burning alive their daughter-in-law two days ago after finding that she was pregnant with a second girl child. The arrestees include the husband, father-in-law, brother-in-law and sister-in-law of the deceased Radha Kumari. As per reports, Radha Kumari, daughter of Shiv Kumar, a resident of […]