Police in eastern India have arrested the husband and parents-in-law of a young woman for allegedly burning her and her baby girl alive . The primary motive behind the January 30 attack is suspected to be dowry-related , as alleged by the parents of the dead woman , Jharkhand state police superintendent N.K . Mishra said . The three suspects poured kerosene on Annu Devi , 22 , and the baby girl at their village home in the state 's Dumka district and set them on fire , Mishra said . The 1-year-old child died instantly , and the mother later succumbed to her injuries in a hospital , police said . A court has sent the three suspects to jail to await trial , Mishra told CNN . Asked whether the fact that Devi gave birth to a girl was also a motive , Mishra said : `` That could be a factor . But it was mainly for dowry . Her family has said in their complaint she was harassed for money and other things . '' Devi married three years ago , Mishra said . Dowry is banned in India , but giving expensive `` gifts '' to the grooms and their relatives at weddings hosted by the brides ' families remains a common practice in the country . Police across India registered 8,233 murders of women as dowry deaths in 2012 , according to national crime data . Gang-raped girl burned alive .
Police : 22-year-old Annu Devi and her baby were doused in kerosene . Devi 's husband and parents-in-law are in jail awaiting trial . Dowry is banned in India . But India had over 8,200 dowry-related deaths in 2012 , crime records show .