Andhra Pradesh: Four of family in Srikakulam set themselves on fire, two dead
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Four members of a family, including a mother and her three children, set themselves on fire on Thursday in Srikakulam district.
In a suicide pact, four members of a family, including a mother and her three children, set themselves on fire on Thursday in Elamanchili village in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam district.
The woman and her daughter died on the spot while her other daughter and son sustained severe burns and were undergoing treatment.
The deceased were identified as Chintu Chinamani (45) and her daughter Jahanavi (18).
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A property dispute in the family could have been the reason for the extreme step, according to the police.
"The woman decided to take the extreme step as she was unhappy with her mother-in-law for allegedly refusing to give 'her share' in the property. Chinamani's mother-in-law wanted to share the major proportion of her property with her daughter and wished to give the remaining to her son," Sub-Inspector (SI) Pari Naidu, Jalmuru, said, as reported by news agency ANI.
Police have registered a case and further investigation into the matter is on.
