Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, October 07 2009:
Tension has erupted at Thanga under Moirang Police Station in Bishnupur district after a young housewife died of burns yesterday.
Her parents have charged that she was burned to death by her mother in-law.
Ningthoujam ningol Khwairakpam ongbi Bibi (22), wife of Kh Shyam of Thanga Ething was brought to RIMS Hospital on October 5 with serious burn injuries.
She succumbed to her injuries yesterday at about 12.30 pm.
Family of her husband alleged that Bibi tried to commit suicide by burning herself.
But her parents' family denied the claim, and lodged a complaint with the Moirang PS accusing the mother in-law of burning her to death.
The parental family also objected to performing the cremation of the dead body of Bibi, demanding conduct of postmortem.
Postmortem was done today, and her parents' family has taken the body for
the last rites.