UP police stop 70-year-old woman from committing sati
Uttar Pradesh police stopped a 70-year-old woman in Banda district from committing the outlawed practice of 'sati' by immolating herself on the funeral pyre of her husband. The police said they stopped her before she could leave for the cremation site, and ensured that her husband was cremated in police presence. Earlier, she had announced she would perform 'sati'.