India, Aug. 25 -- Amid rage over the Nikki Bhati dowry murder case from Greater Noida, another tragic incident of death due to dowry harassment surfaced from Rajasthan's Jodhpur. A school lecturer set herself and her three-year-old daughter ablaze on Friday, police said.

The daughter died on the spot, while her mother succumbed to her injuries during treatment on Saturday morning.

Police said they recovered a suicide note that said the woman was being harassed by her husband, Dilip, and in-laws for dowry demands, an NDTV report stated.

The incident took place in Sarnada Ki Dhani village in Kakelav under the Dangiyawas police station area. The 32-year-old school lecturer reportedly returned home, locked the door from the inside, sat on ...