Housewife commits suicide

Sumitra had married one Chandrakant about 14 years ago. The couple had two children. Sumitra got into regular fights with her mother-in-law Indira K. Temkar (55) who had been threatening to get her son remarried unless the wife paid dowry. Recently Sumitra was forced to cook food out in the veranda after Indira did not allow it inside kitchen.

On Friday, though the mother-in-law was present at home she did not bother to extinguish the fire. Upon hearing Sumitra’s cries, neighbours rushed to her rescue and rushed her to the hospital, sources said.

The D N Nagar police have arrested Indira and registered a case under section 498 (A) and 306 of the Indian Penal Code.