Woman attempts suicide over dowry demands in Hoshiarpur

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Press Trust of India Hoshiarpur
Last Updated : Jan 29 2013 | 2:34 PM IST

22-year-old Mandeep Kaur suffered 85 per cent burn injuries and was admitted to a civil hospital here, they said.

Police has booked her husband Rakesh Kumar and mother-in-law under various sections of the IPC for allegedly demanding dowry.

Mandeep and Rakesh Kumar were married for two years. Police said Rakesh and his mother used to torture the victim to bring more dowry from her parents.

  

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