Kin, locals stop woman from performing `Sati´
(WorldNews India)

KANPUR: A woman´s wish to die by practising `Sati´ near her husband´s pyre in Shahbazpur village in Kotwali police station area of Banda district caused flutter on Tuesday. As the last rites of Mangu Yadav (80) were about to be performed, his wife reached there and asked her family members to arrange a separate pyre for her beside her husband´s pyre as she wanted to perform `Sati´ ritual. However, her family members and locals stopped her from practising `Sati´and alerted the police. As she refused to relent, family members decided to perform the last rites of...