Mirzapur, 24 Aug (HS): A
married woman died under suspicious circumstances on Saturday night in Jigana
police station area of Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh. As soon as the
information of the incident was received, the police reached the spot and took
the body into custody and sent it for postmortem. Jagdish Bind, a resident of
Kantit (Nachaniya Veer) of Vindhyachal Kotwali area, alleged that his sister
Soni was married to Pradeep Kumar Bind, a resident of Baghera Kala village of
Jigana police station area, four years ago. After marriage, the in-laws
constantly demanded additional dowry.
The family alleges that the
sister was tortured for not giving a bike and a gold chain. She died last
night. The brother says that the marks of injuries are clearly visible on the
sister's body and neck, which raises the suspicion of murder. The married
woman's brother has filed a named complaint against brother-in-law Pradeep
Kumar, father-in-law Lalmani and Vijayshankar. Police station in-charge Abhay
Singh said that a case has been registered and the body has been sent for
post-mortem. The real cause of death will be known only after the post-mortem
report arrives.
Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi