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`Sati' by tribal woman
Staff Correspondent
BHOPAL:
A tribal woman sat on the pyre of her husband and committed suicide at Tulsipur village in Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh on Monday.
Official sources said it was a case of suicide and not forced `Sati.'
A police spokesman said on Tuesday that Premnarain Gond, a tribal who was suffering from paralysis, died on Monday morning. After the funeral pyre was lit and the villagers left the spot for ritual bathing, Premnarain's wife, Janak Rani (45), reached the spot and sat on the pyre.
The president of the Madhya Pradesh Mahila Congress, Shobha Oza, said: "It is a matter of deep concern that a woman committed Sati in Sagar district."
``Unfortunate''
"It is unfortunate that we continue to have a society where a woman decides to commit Sati even in this modern era."
Ms. Oza said she would visit the village on Wednesday to assess the situation.
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