Teacher held in dowry death case

HAZARIBAG: A high-school teacher was arrested late on Friday night at Katkumsandi here for allegedly causing the death of his wife for dowry.
Sanoj Kumar Soni, Economics teacher at a government high school, was arrested after 20-year-old Sheta Kumari's father brought allegations of dowry torture on his daughter against Soni.
Sheta committed suicide on Thursday (September 26) by consuming poison.
Santosh Kumar Barnwal, the woman's father, lodged an FIR with Hazaribag sadar police on Friday. According to the report, Sheta got married to Soni, from Koderma district, two months ago and Rs 8 lakh in cash was paid in dowry.
However, Soni, who was working in Hazaribag, and his father started demanding dowry in kind, like motorcycle and almirah.
When she refused to relent, Soni and his family started torturing and intimidating her. Sheta, unable to take the torture, attempted to commit suicide on Thursday. But her husband immediately rushed her to sadar hospital, where doctors referred her to Ranchi. Sheta died on the way.
Police said the FIR names Sheta's husband and her in-laws.