Woman, child burnt alive over dowry

Meerut, August 25:In a suspected case of dowry, a woman along with her three-year-old child was allegedly burnt alive by her in-laws in Lohada village here, police said today.

Anshu’s in-laws burnt her alive by pouring kerosene oil over her and her child yesterday, they said.

The woman’s family in their complaint to the police have alleged that Anshu’s in-laws tortured her for not fulfilling their dowry demands.

The victim got married to Rajendra around a year and a half back.

The injured were admitted to a hospital with 80 per cent burns, police said, adding, they succumbed to the injuries.

—-PTi