Wife kills herself and three daughters after in-laws beat her over dowry

A 30-YEAR-OLD Indian woman killed herself and her three small daughters

Mamta Mali was beaten by her mother-in-law before she killed herself and her daughters, aged between one and five, said Anil Maheshwari, a senior police officer in Madhya Pradesh state.

The fan and television were promised by Mali’s parents as dowry to her husband’s family at the time of their wedding six years ago, he said.