Man, four others booked for killing wife for dowry in Bareilly

BAREILLY

: A resident of

Chandrapur

Mafiya village, along with four of his family members, has been booked for allegedly killing his 22-year-old wife for dowry.

Police said the husband and four of his family members strangled her late Tuesday night for not fulfilling their demand of Rs 50,000.

Victim’s father Mahendra Singh, a resident of Gonaharru village under Devraniya police station, said Preeti was married with Rajesh Singh, a labourer, in April 19, 2018. “After their marriage, Rajesh, an alcoholic, had threatened to kill my daughter if his demand of Rs 50,000 was not fulfilled. On Tuesday night, Rajesh’s neighbour informed me over phone that Preeti was killed by Rajesh, his parents and his two brothers.”

“I immediately informed Dial 100 and reached Chandrapur, along with 60 villagers, only to find the body of my daughter lying on the ground with a leather belt around her neck. By the time police arrived, all the five accused had fled the house,” said Mahendra.

Station house officer (SHO) of Bhojipura police station Manoj Kumar said, “Following the complaint lodged by the deceased’s father, all the five accused have been booked under sections 304B (

dowry death

) and 498A (husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty) of the

Indian Penal Code

(IPC) and the Dowry Act. We are conducting raids to nab the accused.”