LUCKNOW: A case of dowry death was registered by SGPGI police on Sunday. Anju Pandey was married to
Rajesh Pandey, a resident of B-block,
Gandhinagar in April.
According to R N Pandey, father of the woman, her in-laws were harassing her for Rs 5 lakh. He told police that Anju had a fight with her in-laws over dowry around 15 days back and left home. Pandey, a resident of Sena Vihar colony, was informed by Anju's in-laws about her death.
Pandey reached their Gandhinagar residence and found the body of the deceased lying on a trunk. Pandey claimed Anju was strangulated to death. The police have sent the body for post mortem and said investigations were underway.