Man, family awarded 13 years imprisonment in dowry death case

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Press Trust of India Ballia (UP)
Last Updated : Jun 07 2015 | 1:22 PM IST
A local court has awarded 13 years imprisonment to a man and his parents in connection with a 13-year-old dowry death case.
Additional district Judge, Amarpal yesterday awarded 13-year imprisonment to Dhananjay Pandey, his father Babban and mother Manki devi, for killing his wife Rekha over dowry.
According to victim's father, her husband and in-laws were demanding dowry and when their demands were not met they killed Rekha by strangulating her on May 17, 2002.
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First Published: Jun 07 2015 | 1:22 PM IST

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