KL NEWS NETWORK
SRINAGAR
A woman was allegedly set ablaze by her husband in Shopian district of south Kashmir.
Official sources told GNS that the woman, identified as Asiya, daughter of Muhammad Yusuf of Nowgam village, was burnt to death by her husband Rayees Ahmad at their house few days ago.
They said that the soon after the incident, the other family members later immediately shifted the woman to a nearby hospital where she succumbed today.
A police official while confirming the incident said that a case has been registered and further investigations have been taken up.
A similar incident in Khanyar area of downtown Srinagar had sparked massive outrage around two weeks ago.
The steep rise in domestic violence is tormenting women; they develop psychological apprehensions, which lead to suicides in many cases.
