Bhopal, December 24: A man in the Ratlam area of Madhya Pradesh doused his sister-in-law with fuel and set her ablaze due to a family feud. Nirmala, the woman, passed away from serious burn injuries. According to reports, the woman's husband, Prakash, had committed suicide six months prior.

Suresh, Prakash's older brother, had accused his sister-in-law┬аof┬аallegedly driving┬аhis younger brother into suicide.┬аDelhi Shocker: Pregnant Woman Set on Fire by Husband, In-Laws in Bawana, DCW Issues Notice to Police.

Nirmala had been residing at her in-laws' house with her two kids ever since her husband passed away. She was, however, resented by her brother-in-law, who believed she was to blame for his younger brother's death, according to the local police.

In-Laws Pour Petrol on Woman, Set Her on Fire in Ratlam┬а

Suresh assaulted┬аthe woman on Saturday, December 24, dragging her from the home,┬аpouring┬аpetrol on her and setting her ablaze. The cops stated she passed away instantly.

Suresh called and said 'we have set your sister on fire'. He used to accuse my sister of pushing her husband for suicide. They've been making threats to murder her. When they called to tell us they had killed her, I was about to bring her home, Nirmala's brother told the police.┬аBihar Shocker: Married Woman Set on Fire by Husband and In-Laws Over Dowry in West Champaran; Arrested.

Meanwhile, the local police arrested the accused on Sunday, December 24.

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