Photos That Captured the Most Chilling Moments in History

September, 1987

This is the wedding photo of Roop Kanwar and her husband Maal Singh Shekhawat. Kanwar was the last woman to be burnt alive on her husband's pyre in a Sati ritual. Kanwar was 18 years old and had been married for 8 months to Shekhawat, who had died one day prior at the age of 24 and had no children. 45 people were charged with her murder but later acquitted.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.