'Woman sets herself, three children ablaze over dispute with husband'

Husband says the dispute started after he came home to find the food was not ready

SANGHAR: After an alleged dispute with her husband, a woman set herself and her three daughters ablaze in Sanghar, according to Express News.

The police claimed that according to initial investigation they learnt that after a fight with her husband, 35-year-old Kesri Bheel locked herself in a room with her three daughters - aged between five and 14 - and set herself and daughters ablaze.

Neighbours tried putting the fire out but the woman and two of her children died on the spot. The third daughter survived and was taken to the Sanghar Hospital for medical treatment. She was then shifted to the Hyderabad Civil Hospital in a critical condition where she passed away.

Doctors said 90 per cent of the girls body was burnt in the incident.

The deceased's husband, Bhummo Bheel said the dispute started after he came home from working in the fields and food was not ready.

He said he went back into the fields, after which his wife locked herself and the kids in the room and set herself and them on fire.

On June 11, a man axed to death his sister for contracting love marriage.

The deceased woman was living in Lahore and she had come to visit her parents.

Police claimed to have arrested the accused an hour later and seized the murder weapon as well.

Reportedly, Saima Bibi, a resident of Baman Zirin village of Ravi got married to a young man named Azam on which her brother Shafqat got upset.