Due to the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel, there is chaos in the supply of LPG, resulting in long queues outside the gas agencies. The current shortage of cooking gas in Uttar Pradesh’s Mainpuri district is no longer limited to just long queues outside distribution agencies, it has also started fueling domestic disputes within homes between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
One such incident came to light in Beaver town, where the mother-in-law’s suggestion to save gas backfired so much that her angry daughter-in-law went straight to the local police station. Hearing this strange complaint, even the police officers present at the station could not stop laughing.
What is the whole matter?
This incident is related to a family living in Beaver town. For the past several days, the district has been suffering from an acute shortage of LPG cylinders. Worried about the uncertainties of the future amid this crisis, the elderly mother-in-law advised her daughter-in-law to minimize the use of gas cylinders and, if possible, cook on a traditional earthen stove, so that some gas could be saved for emergency situations.
The mother-in-law’s argument was that since it was becoming difficult to get a cylinder even after standing in queues for hours outside the gas agencies, it was very important to be cautious.
Why did the daughter-in-law file the report?
This suggestion of her mother-in-law did not please her daughter-in-law at all, who was a modern-thinking woman. The daughter-in-law retorted and argued that she had seen news on television which said that there was no shortage of gas in the country. He felt that his mother-in-law was deliberately insisting him to cook on the old-fashioned stove just to irritate him.
Within no time, a small quarrel at home turned into a big high-voltage drama. The daughter-in-law, turning red with anger, did not waste any time and went straight to Bewar police station, where she lodged a formal ‘complaint’ against her mother-in-law.
How did the police solve the case?
The policemen posted at the police station were surprised when the daughter-in-law, whether in writing or verbally, said that my mother-in-law is not allowing me to cook food on the gas stove. When the police investigated the entire matter and called the mother-in-law to the police station, the whole situation became clear. Claiming her innocence, the mother-in-law explained that she just wanted to save money due to financial constraints. The officials explained to the daughter-in-law that this was not a criminal matter, but an issue that should be resolved through mutual family understanding.