▁only ▁young ▁house w ives , ▁and ▁are ▁particularly ▁fond ▁of ▁gen ital ia , ▁or ▁looking ▁at ▁the ▁frequency ▁with ▁which ▁these ▁inc id ences ▁occur ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁gr im ▁pattern ▁that ▁these ▁women ▁are ▁vict ims ▁of ▁deliber ate ▁murder . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Progress ive ▁Women ' s ▁Association ▁such ▁attacks ▁are ▁a ▁growing ▁problem ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁on ▁International ▁Women ' s ▁Day ▁announced ▁that ▁various ▁N GO s ▁would ▁join ▁to ▁raise ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁the ▁issue . ▁ ▁In ▁other ▁nations ▁Occ asion ally , ▁b ride ▁burning ▁happens ▁among ▁res ett led ▁Indian , ▁Pak ist ani ▁and ▁Bang l ades hi ▁communities ▁in ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁world , ▁including ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁A ley amma ▁ ▁Mat hew ▁was ▁a ▁registered ▁nur se ▁at ▁a ▁hospital ▁in ▁Car roll ton , ▁Texas , ▁who ▁died ▁of ▁burn ▁w ounds ▁on ▁ 5 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁She ▁and ▁her ▁husband , ▁Mat hew ▁Var ugh ese , ▁had ▁imm igr ated ▁from ▁India ▁two ▁dec ades ▁before ▁and ▁had ▁three ▁daughters ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁The ▁couple ▁had ▁been ▁having ▁mar ital ▁problems ▁since ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁which ▁cul min ated ▁in ▁a ▁fight ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁A ley amma ’ s ▁death . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁found ▁by ▁her ▁children , ▁d oused ▁in ▁gas oline ▁and ▁covered ▁in ▁fl