Four gets 10 yrs RI in dowry death case

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Press Trust of India Ambala (Har)
Last Updated : Mar 15 2013 | 8:00 PM IST
Four members of a family were sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment by a fast track court here in a dowry death case.
Special Judge Vimlesh Tanwar convicted Raj Kumar (husband), Shana Ram (father-in-law), Prakasho Devi (mother-in-law) and Rori Devi (sister-in-law) of killing Aasha Devi in 2011 and pronounced the verdict on them.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on each of them.
According to prosecution, the victim, who was married to Raj Kumar in 2003, used to be harassed by him and other in-laws.
On October 7, 2011 Mahender Kumar, the father of the deceased received an information that her daughter had died.
Later on the complaint of Kumar, a case of dowry death was registered against Raj Kumar and other three members of his family.
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First Published: Mar 15 2013 | 8:00 PM IST

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