Woman, two kids burnt alive

October 15, 2015 12:00 am | Updated 05:42 am IST - GONDA (U.P.):

A 28-year-old woman and her two children were allegedly burnt for dowry in Susaila village in Tarabganj area here, police said on Wednesday.

The woman Arti and her children Sachin (5) and Chhama (3) were asleep when they were engulfed in fire “under mysterious circumstances” and died, Circle Officer Vijay Anand said.

Arti’s brother Jitendra has lodged an FIR alleging her husband and in-laws for killing them for dowry.

The officer said that prima facie appeared that they were set afire by someone. - PTI

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