KANPUR: A woman was allegedly murdered by her in-laws in
Kannauj's Khanpur Kasaba
village for not bringing a goat as dowry.
The incident occurred on November 6 and began with the victim
Rama Devi entering into a bitter argument with her husband
Dilip Kumar. Later, Kumar and some of his family members thrashed Rama Devi before poisoning her to death.
They thereafter stuffed her body in a sack and threw it into Ishan river. The body was discovered on Saturday after which police were informed.
Gursahaiganj
resident and Rama Devi's brother Harishchandra told police his sister was married to Dilip in 2016. He said Dilip and his family members often tortured Rama Devi for not bringing a goat as dowry.
The police have registered an FIR following Harishchandra's complaint and arrested Rama Devi's mother-in-law. Police are now searching for her husband, brother-in-law and father-in-law. Talgram police station house officer Suresh Kumar said a case under Section 304B (dowry death) of IPC has been registered against Dilip and his family members. Rama Devi's body has been sent for post-mortem, he added.
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