Bhubaneswar, Nov. 22 -- A woman was allegedly set on fire by her in-laws in an attempted murder at Nuagaon Kesaberani village under Badamba Police Station limits. The victim's mother alleged that the husband, mother-in-law, father-in-law and sister-in-law poured kerosene on her daughter and tried to burn her alive.

According to the complaint, the woman, Chinmayee Behera, had been subjected to prolonged physical and mental torture by her husband, Neelamani Behera, over a period of time. A few days ago, she had left her in-laws' home and taken shelter at her parents' house.

She was reportedly called back by her in-laws on the pretext that PDS rice had arrived. Once she returned, the family members allegedly confined her to a room and set ...