Five-yr-old girl lights father's pyre

Tuesday, May 22, 2007, 14:17 [IST]

Betul, MP, May 22 (UNI) Casting aside tradition, a five-year-old girl lit her father's pyre at this district headquarters.

Lalit Kalbhor died in hospital on Sunday following chest pain and, as he did not have a son, relatives decided that the elder of the two daughters would light the pyre.

Sona performed the rite at the Moksh Dham.

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