Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Rajendra Nagar police registered a case against a man, his mother and sister for dowry death of his wife after she set herself on fire by putting a clothes iron on her scarf till it caught fire.

The incident occurred on October 8 and she succumbed to her injuries on November 17.

According to police, deceased was identified as Alka Vaikoda, a resident of Buddha Nagar. Her family had accused her husband, Ajay, mother-in-law Phoolbanti Bai and sister-in-law Seema of torturing her for dowry and also alleged that her in-laws had set her on fire.

Rajendra Nagar police station in-charge Neeraj Birthare said that the deceased had also given a video statement to the police in which she also accused her husband, mother-in-law and sister-in-law of harassing her mentally a

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