UP: Dalit woman, her 4 daughters set on fire

Lucknow, Jan 22: In a shocking incident, a husband is believed to have torched his wife and four daughters to death in a Uttar Pradesh village.

The charred bodies of a Dalit woman and her four daughters, all below the age of eight, were found early on Friday, Jan 22 morning in Behanganpurwa village.

Dhaurehra police station in-charge Yogendra Singh informed that the women were set on fire after pouring kerosene on them.

The youngest victim was a 23-day-old infant.

The police suspect the role of the woman's husband, Ramanand behind the incident. The suspect has been taken into custody.

Ramanand has a history too.

The man had reportedly climbed a tower and threatened to commit suicide if he was not allowed to meet Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati.

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