Ghaziabad: The Ghaziabad police on Saturday booked a man, his mother and sister for dowry death after his wife and daughter were found dead at Khoda house on Friday, an officer said.
The FIR was registered under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 85 (cruelty against woman by husband or in-laws), 80(2) (dowry death), 352 (intentional insult to provoke breach of peace), and provisions of the Dowry Prohibition Act at Khoda police station following a complaint by the woman’s father.
The 25-year-old woman and her two-year-old daughter were found hanging at their house. Her husband was not at home at the time of the incident and was detained for questioning.
“We have registered an FIR under dowry death against the husband of the woman, his mother and sister. The bodies were sent for autopsy. We will initiate legal action once we receive the autopsy report. The woman’s husband is being questioned,” Suryabali Maurya, ACP (Indirapuram), told HT.
A copy of the FIR was seen by the HT. “They got married on June 16, 2021, and ever since, she has been harassed and beaten by her in-laws for dowry and her looks. Her husband was involved in an extramarital affair. He used to pressurise her to end the marriage. The woman called up her sister on September 25 and told her she was worried about her and her daughter’s safety,” the FIR read.
{{/usCountry}}A copy of the FIR was seen by the HT. “They got married on June 16, 2021, and ever since, she has been harassed and beaten by her in-laws for dowry and her looks. Her husband was involved in an extramarital affair. He used to pressurise her to end the marriage. The woman called up her sister on September 25 and told her she was worried about her and her daughter’s safety,” the FIR read.
{{/usCountry}}Police said the mother-in-law, who resides in Hardoi and visited the couple’s house in Khoda earlier this week, and they all went to Rajasthan for a pilgrimage.
“The family returned from Rajasthan on Thursday, and her mother-in-law left for Hardoi the same night,” the ACP said, adding that a probe is underway.