Tag: Odisha Woman Burnt Alive

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 […]