- Husband among 6 in police net
A woman has allegedly died after been poisoned by her in-laws in India’s Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district over her family’s failure to fulfil their demand for dowry. The woman’s husband and five in-laws have been arrested by police.
The victim, Muskan, had married Kasif in May, 2021.
According to a complaint filed by Muskan’s family, Kasif had been harassing her for months for not bringing enough dowry. Later, she was poisoned by her in-laws, the police said.
Station House Officer Pankaj Tyagi said a case has been registered under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Dowry Prohibition Act against Kasif, his mother, his three brothers and his sister. They are on the run.
The body has been sent for a post-mortem examination, the police said.
India outlawed the notorious dowry system in 1961 – which essentially is the payment in cash or some kind of gift by the woman’s family to the husband and his family during marriage.