Married woman found dead, family alleges she was killed for dowry
Press Trust of IndiaA married woman was found dead in her house here, with her family alleging that she was strangulated to death by her mother-in-law and husband over dowry, police said today.
Sarika was found hanging in her house yesterday, they said.
According to a complaint by her brother, Sarika, who had married Ankur Jain in 2014, was being harassed for dowry.
When she failed to fulfil her in-laws' demands, she was strangulated to death, police said.
A case was registered against her husband and her mother-in-law, Rekha Jain, they said, adding that Ankur Jain was arrested.
The body was sent for post-mortem, they added.
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