Man burnt sister-in-law, held

Ratlam: A 33-year-old woman allegedly died in a fire that broke out in broad daylight in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam district, police said on Sunday. An official said that the police arrested the accused Suresh (40) in the murder case that took place in Dhodhar village of Ratlam district on Saturday. Suresh allegedly attacked his brother Nirmala with a spear and poured petrol on her before setting her on fire, Superintendent of Police (SP) Rahul Kumar Lodha said. He said that in this act the victim was murdered. Nirmala was the wife of Suresh’s younger brother Prakash, who had recently committed suicide, he said. The accused held Nirmala responsible for his brother’s death, the officer said, adding that the victim lived with her two sons in Dhodhar.