KANPUR: A 40-year-old woman was allegedly set on fire as she was unable to bear a child , in Bharu village under the limits of Bidhnoo police station of the district on Tuesday.The incident came to light on Wednesday after the woman's family lodged an FIR against her in-laws including her husband.Sunita, daughter of Hakim Singh of village Nasda in the district was married to Ram Pratap of Bharu in Bidhnoo area of the district.Ram Balak Singh Tomar, Sunita's brother lodged a complaint at Bidhnoo police station stating that soon after the marriage, her husband Ram Pratap and mother-in-law along with other family members started misbehaving with her as she was not able to conceive. "They used to torture her mentally and also hit her," he stated in his complaint.On Tuesday, Ram Balak received a call from some local of Bharu informing about his sister's death, the police said.Ram Balak along with other family members rushed to Sunita's house where they found her body with serious burns abandoned. Her husband and in-laws had fled from the scene. The police was informed after which an SI rank official along with police personnel reached the spot and after conducting preliminary investigations sent the body for postmortem.SHO Bidhnoo said that raids have been undergoing at the possible hideouts of the accused named in the FIR.