A 28-year-old Indian woman was arrested by Maharashtra Police on Friday for allegedly poisoning food which led to the death of five people in India.
Jyoti Suresh Survase was fed up with constant taunts about her dark skin and lack of cooking skills from her husband’s family, police said.
During a family event, she allegedly mixed pesticide with the food which killed four children aged between seven and 13 and a 53-year-old man.
Two of the five killed were related to her.
Several victims still remain in hospital while Survase has been charged with murder.
Police official Vishwajeet Kaingade told local media that Survase claimed she had been regularly insulted at home.
"She has named her mother-in-law, Sindhu Survase; husband Suresh Govind Survase; sisters-in-law Ujwala Pawar and Jyoti Ashok Kadam; her mother in-law's sister Sarita Mane and Sarita's husband, Subhash Mane; for the alleged torture," the Hindustan Times quoted Kaingade as saying.
"The woman was married two years ago and said she was humiliated and victimized by her husband's family who often mocked her over her dark skin tone and lack of cooking skills," a senior police official Sanjay Patil said.
"She admitted to the crime citing marital, family disputes [as reasons behind her action]. She held a grudge against them and she had an intention to kill her in-laws and other relatives by mixing pesticide in the food," Patil added.
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