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As she refused to relent, family members decided to perform the last rites of the deceased on the outskirts of the village.“Funeral of the deceased was thereafter performed amid heavy police presence. The police team left the funeral site only after the cremation,” said SDM Naraini Awdhesh Srivastava SDM further said that situation is peaceful and police men have been deputed at the village where the woman resides. “Policemen have been deployed outside the woman’s house as a precautionary measure, however the situation is under control,” he added.Reports said Mangu’s wife decided to practise Sati custom beside her husband’s pyre after he died of prolonged illness late on Monday night.‘Sati’ is an outlawed funeral custom in which a widow sets herself afire on her husband’s pyre.Reports said Mangu’s wife decided to practise Sati custom beside her husband’s pyre after he died of prolonged illness KANPUR: A woman’s wish to die by practising ‘Sati’ near her husband’s pyre in Shahbazpur village in Kotwali police station area of Banda district caused flutter on Tuesday.As the last rites of Mangu Yadav (80) were about to be performed, his wife reached there and asked her family members to arrange a separate pyre for her beside her husband’s pyre as she wanted to perform ‘Sati’ ritual.However, her family members and locals stopped her from practising ‘Sati’and alerted the police..