Roopkuvarba Kanwar (c. 1969 – 4 September 1987) was an Indian Rajput woman who was allegedly forced to immolate herself in an act of Sati[1][2][3][4] at Deorala village of Sikar district in Rajasthan, India.

At the time, she was 18 years old and had been married for eight months to Maal Singh Shekhawat, who had died a day earlier at age 24,[5] and had no children.

The villagers glorified this act (of sati) and started offering coconuts to her at place of death; this caused a shortage which raised a red flag to revenue officials.

[8] Initial official records and eyewitness accounts provided by friends, family and villagers testify that Roop Kanwar's act of sati was a voluntary choice.

[2] A much-publicised later investigation led to the arrest of a large number of people from Deorala, said to have been present in the ceremony including Roop’s father-in-law Sumer Singh, and three other relatives on charges of murder and abetting suicide.