Woman files FIR against husband, in-laws for killing her child

RAMGARH: A 25-year-old woman filed an FIR against her husband and her in-laws alleging them of murdering her two-year-old daughter on Saturday for failing to pay dowry, Ramgarh police said on Sunday.
The complaint, Punam Kumari, in her statement to Gola police said her daughter was killed on Saturday morning. She said her mother-in-law was found stuffing cloth into the mouth of the child, causing suffocation and her death.“I was in the toilet then. As I came out, I saw my mother-in-law committing the crime,” she said in her statement. The child was rushed to the local hospital but was declared brought dead.
According to police, Punam got married to 28-year-old Neeraj Kumar of Sarlakhurd village last year owing to pressure of villagers as the two were in a relationship for three years and she got pregnant. The deceased child was from her earlier marriage.
Neeraj’s family also demanded dowry from her father even after payment of Rs 1 lakh and a motorcycle initially, she told the police.
The officer-in-charge of Gola police station, Siddhant, said, “We have registered an FIR against Neeraj Kumar, his father Bhuneshwar Mahto and others under relevant sections of the IPC. After a probe, arrests will be made soon.”