Chandigarh, June 3 -- A 36-year-old woman from Karnal, Haryana, who had set herself on fire after allegedly enduring prolonged abuse by her husband and his family, died of her injuries on Sunday evening at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh. Her death coincided with her younger daughter's second birthday.

According to police, a case has been registered at Assandh police station under Sections 85 (cruelty by husband or his relatives) and 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita against the woman's husband and brother-in-law. However, no arrests have been made yet.

In a statement recorded on May 24, the victim told police that she had been subjected to ongoing physical...