An elderly couple was killed after their house was set ablaze over an altercation with the parents of their daughter-in-law, who allegedly hanged herself, police said on Tuesday.
Three more people, including the woman’s husband, sustained injuries in the house fire, PTI reported.
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According to the police, the 27-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide late on Monday night at her in-laws’ house in the Muthiganj police station area in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj.
“Upon receiving daughter’s suicide news, parents and other family members gathered at the spot and engaged in a confrontation with the woman’s in-laws, alleging that she was killed and then hanged,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (City) Deepak Bhukar said.
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During the fight, some individuals set the house of the woman’s in-laws on fire.
Police rescued five people from the house and informed the fire brigade, which brought the blaze under control, the police officer said.
However, at around 3 am, the charred bodies of the woman’s father-in-law, Rajendra Kesarwani (65), and mother-in-law, Shobha Devi (62), were discovered.
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The individuals injured in the fire included the woman’s husband, Rajendra’s daughter Shivani and the wife of her husband’s younger brother, Lovely Kesarwani.
(With PTI inputs)