Mainpuri, June 27: A woman and her one-year-old daughter were allegedly set ablaze by her husband and in-laws after she could not meet their demands for dowry in Bewar area of the district, police sources said here today.
Neelam (25) and her one-year-old daughter Khusboo were set afire by her husband Dharmvir and his family members in Garia village late last night after she failed to meet their demands for dowry, they said.
The mother-daughter duo died on the spot, they said.
Neelam’s father Pratap Singh today lodged an FIR against eight persons including Dharmvir, his father Balbir, mother Bhuri Devi, brothers Vikram and Bunty and sisters Mamta, Laxmi Devi and Satyaram, police said.
Dharmvir and his family memebrs are absconing after the incident, they said.
–Agencies