A 33-year-old woman was set on fire allegedly by her brother-in-law in broad daylight in Ratlam district of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Sunday.
The police have arrested the accused, Suresh (40), for the murder that occurred at Dhodhar village of Ratlam district on Saturday.
Suresh allegedly attacked his sister-in-law Nirmala with a rod and poured petrol on her before setting her ablaze, Superintendent of Police (SP) Rahul Kumar Lodha said. The victim was killed on the spot, he said.
Nirmala was the wife of Suresh’s younger brother Prakash, who had recently committed suicide, he said.
The woman's husband, Prakash, had committed suicide six months ago. Prakash's elder brother, Suresh, had blamed his sister-in-law for allegedly driving his younger brother to death by suicide.
