Man arrested for killing wife in Noida over dowry

A 30-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the death of his 28-year-old wife whose family alleged that she was tortured for dowry and pushed from the second floor house in Sector 46

A 30-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the death of his 28-year-old wife whose family alleged that she was tortured for dowry and pushed from the second floor house in Sector 46.

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The suspect was identified as Jay Kumar Saini. Police said that the victim, Pooja Saini, was a resident of Delhi.

Rajeev Kumar, SHO of Sector 39 police station, said the couple had married in February 2019 and they have an 18-month-old baby. “The victim’s family members filed a complaint on September 5. They alleged that her in-laws pushed her from the second floor. She received critical injuries and died,” he said.

Based on the complaint, a case was registered against Jay and his parents under sections 498-A (husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty), 304-B (dowry death) of IPC and sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act,1961.

“On Tuesday, we arrested Jay Kumar from his Sector 46 house. His parents are at large. We have launched a search for them,” the SHO said.