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Woman found dead, parents allege dowry harassment

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Press Trust of India Faridabad
A 28-year-old woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances here, with her parents alleging that she was murdered by her in-laws over dowry.

The woman's father has filed a complaint that her in-laws had been harassing his daughter over dowry, police said today.

The woman has been identified as Nisha and was found dead two days ago, a police officer said, adding a case of dowry harassment has been lodged and investigations are on.

In another incident, a case has been registered against eight persons for torturing a woman over dowry.

Nutan, in her complaint, alleged that her husband Devendra and in-laws demanded a motorcycle and Rs 50,000 in cash as dowry.
 

They also threatened to kill her if the demand was not met, a police officer said.

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First Published: Oct 20 2013 | 6:25 PM IST

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