A 27-year-old woman was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, with her family alleging that she was murdered by her husband and in-laws.
The woman's 4-year-old daughter also accused her father of hanging her mother. The incident occurred in the Shiv Parivar Colony area of Jhansi's Kotwali region.
According to the victim's family, the woman, whose identity has not been disclosed, had married Sandeep Budholia, a resident of Jhansi, in 2019. The woman's father, Sanjeev Tripathi, claimed that his family had given Rs 20 lakh in cash and other gifts as dowry.
However, soon after the marriage, her husband and in-laws reportedly began demanding a car as an additional dowry. When this demand was not met, they allegedly began subjecting her to both physical and mental abuse.
Sanjeev Tripathi said that he had filed a complaint with the police over the dowry harassment, but the matter was resolved after a compromise.
"On the wedding day, I gave them Rs 20 lakh in cash as dowry, but soon after, Sandeep and his family started demanding a car. I told them I couldn't afford it, and that's when the abuse started. I even filed a police complaint, but we later reached a compromise," he stated.
The couple later had a daughter, but the family continued to face difficulties. The woman's in-laws reportedly taunted her for not giving birth to a son, further exacerbating the tension.
"When she gave birth to a daughter, they taunted her for not having a son. After her delivery, they left her at the hospital, but I paid the bills and brought her home," her father added.
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In a heartbreaking turn of events, the woman's 4-year-old daughter provided a statement, drawing a picture of what she had witnessed. The young girl said, "Papa hit mumma, then papa hanged her. He hit her on the head with a stone and then put her in a sack and threw her away."
She also recalled an incident from the day before, stating, "The day before, papa had tried to scare mumma. I told him, 'If you hit my mumma, I will break your hands'. He used to beat her so she would die, and he would do the same to me."
Following the tragic death, the police launched an investigation into the matter. The accused husband was arrested after a manhunt, and authorities are continuing to search for other potential suspects involved in the crime.
A senior police official confirmed the investigation, saying, "A woman living in Shiv Parivar Colony, Kotwali, was found dead under suspicious circumstances. Her family had accused her husband and in-laws of murder. We have taken the body for post-mortem and will continue the investigation after receiving the formal complaint."
The police are continuing to probe the case, with hopes of uncovering more details surrounding the woman's tragic death.
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