Woman immolates self, three children

April 30th, 2011 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS  

Allahabad, April 29 (IANS) A woman immolated herself along with her three minor children here Friday following a heated argument with her husband, police said.

Gudiya, 30, a native of Pachperwa village, set herself, her two sons and a daughter on fire inside her house in Holagarh town, on the outskirts of Allahabad.

“Gudiya and her three children - aged between six months to four years - died on the spot,” police inspector Narendra Kumar told reporters in Allahabad, some 200 km from Lucknow.

“Investigations reveal the woman took the extreme step after having a tiff with her husband, who is absconding,” he added.

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