Woman sets self, two children on fire after altercation with husband

A woman set herself and her two minor children on fire after she was allegedly slapped by her husband for demanding money in Murad Nagar here, police said Thursday.

Deepa had on Wednesday demanded Rs 2,000 from her husband Kailash who denied it, following which the couple had an altercation. Kailash slapped her and left home, they said.

The woman locked herself in a room and poured kerosene on herself and the two children -- two-year-old daughter and five-year-old son. After that she set herself and the children on fire, Superintendent of Police (Rural) Neeraj Kumar Jadaun said