A woman has been killed, allegedly by her in-laws in Palwal, Haryana, India over her failure to meet their demands for dowry.
Reportedly, the woman had an altercation with her husband, Ravi on October 4, as he demanded N1.5m from her. The accused allegedly thrashed the woman and with the help of his brother Tony, his wife Poonam and mother Bijendri hanged her until she died.
The accused fled the scene after discovering that the woman was dead.
The deceased woman was simply identified as Payal – a resident of Sector 17, Faridabad. Payal got married to Ravi who lives in Sihol village on February 17, 2021.
The woman’s family members said that her body has severe injuries. The police visited the scene after they were alerted and sent the body for autopsy.
Payal’s father Bunty said, “I had spent a good amount of money in the marriage and had given the dowry as much as possible along with the thousands of money in cash, but Payal’s in-laws were never satisfied with the dowry. With every passing day, they started harassing my daughter and made various demands of dowry.”