India, April 5 -- The mother of a 19-year-old woman in Hari Nagar, west Delhi, whose family members allegedly smothered her to death and tried to bury her to give a natural death colour, was arrested on Saturday, a police officer said.

On Friday, the father and brother of the woman were arrested. Deputy commissioner of police (west), Darade Sharad Bhaskar, said all three accused will be produced before the court.

A police officer, who did not wish to be named, said according to preliminary investigation, the brother allegedly smothered her to death on Tuesday night while her parents held her hands. The woman was locked in her house for four days and was allegedly beaten up by her family members, the officer said.

The incident came to n...