Rajasthan: Distressed woman leaps into brother's pyre
A 28-year-old woman, distressed by the death of her brother, allegedly committed suicide by jumping into his burning pyre in Dungarpur district.
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Durga, a mother of three, was living with her brother Velaram Manat (35) for the last two to three years, the police said.
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Velaram died in a road accident on Thursday night and his funeral was performed yesterday in Satirampur village. After lighting the pyre, the relatives went to their respective houses, they said.
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"During this time, the woman reached the cremation ground where the pyre was still burning and reportedly jumped into it. A man spotted her and informed the family members," police said, adding by the time her family members reached the spot, she had died.
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After a doctor confirmed her death, her half-burnt body was also cremated there, they said.