A local court on Monday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for burning his daughter-in-law to death over unfulfilled dowry demands and imposed a fine of Rs 20000 on the offender Bhadohi SP Abhimanyu Manglik said on November 29 2019 Rubina Begum 22 was set on fire by her father-in-law Sannauwar 63 at Matethu village in the district She was admitted to a hospital in Varanasi in a critical condition where she died during treatment Rubina had married Sannauwars son Aslam in November 2017 the SP said While Aslam lived in Mumbai for work Sannauwar used to harass Rubina for dowry the officer said
