Two minor girls were charred to death after their aunt allegedly set the hut in which they were sleeping on fire following a family feud over her love affair with a man in Madhya Pradesh's Indore, police said on Tuesday.
The girls, aged four and six, were nieces of the accused woman, Barkha Meda (25) who has been arrested.
"In a fit of rage during a family feud, Barkha set the shanty in which her brother's two daughters - Nandu (4) and Muskaan (6)- were sleeping on fire in a slum located in the Rajendra Nagar area on Monday night," Indore Police Commissioner Harinarayanachari Mishra told PTI.
He said that by the time the fire was brought under control, the two girls were charred.
The police commissioner said that the parents of the girls were not present when the incident occurred.
Another police officer said that Meda was arguing with her second husband allegedly over her love affair with another man.
During the quarrel, Meda's father slapped her which angered her, and in a fit of rage she threw a burning matchstick at her father's shanty which caught fire as it is made up of jute sacks, he said.
Further investigation is underway into the incident, the officer added.
Man, 2 Sons Die By Suicide Within 24 Hours Over Property Dispute: UP Cops Sydney Woman Kills Husband With Drop Saw, Disposes Of Body In 30 Plastic Bags Indian-Origin CEO Appeals For Urgent Help In Family Property Dispute, UP Police Reacts Pics: Rahul Gandhi's Family Lunch At Iconic Delhi Restaurant Can Elon Musk Become US President? Donald Trump Says... Is Safe Car Enough? Volvo Crash That Killed CEO, Family Sparks Big Question Why Chinese Women Are Doing Maternity Photoshoots With Fake Baby Bumps US Man Beheads 1-Year-Old Son With Knife, Attacks Wife, Her Mother Man Sets New York Woman On Fire, Watches Her Burn To Death Inside Train Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.