A newly-wed woman was found hanging at her in-laws' house in New Panchwati Colony under G T Road Kotwali area here, following which her husband and in- laws were booked for dowry death, the police said today.
The body of the woman was found hanging from the ceiling fan yesterday afternoon, Deputy Superintendent of Police Manisha Singh said.
The woman's kin, in their complaint, claimed that her husband was having an affair with another woman. Also an audio clip was recovered in which the woman was purportedly heard saying that in case of her unnatural death, her husband and in-laws should be held responsible, the police officer said.
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In the clip, the woman, who got married four months back, was also heard saying that her husband wants to marry with some other woman and had threatened to divorce her, the police said.
On the basis of the complaint, a case of dowry death was registered against woman's husband, father-in-law, mother-in- law and brother-in-law, they said.
The post-mortem report, which will clarify whether the woman committed suicide or was killed, is awaited, the DSP said, adding efforts are on the nab the woman's husband and in-laws.
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