Elderly man jumps into wife’s funeral pyre, burns to death in Odisha

BHAWANIPATNA: An elderly man died after he jumped into the burning pyre of his wife in Odisha’s Kalahandi district, police said on Wednesday.
The incident took place on Tuesday at Sialjodi village in Golamunda block of the district.
Nilamani Sabar (65) suddenly jumped into the funeral pyre of wife Raibari (60), after his four sons and relatives had gone to take a bath in a nearby waterbody as per tradition, a police officer said.
Sabar, who was a former samiti member of his gram panchayat, died on the spot, he said.
Inspector in-charge of Kegaon police station Damu Paraja, however, said the family members were yet to inform the police about the incident.
“I have come to know from other sources. I am on my way,” he added.
(With inputs from PTI)
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