Indian woman kills herself on husband's funeral pyre

An Indian woman threw herself on her husband’s funeral pyre, committing suicide in line with an ancient Hindu custom that persists despite a two-century ban on the practice.

The charred body of Janakrani Narayan, 45, was found on her husband’s pyre by neighbours in the village of Tulsipur in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, the Hindustan Times said.