The Tribune, Jamuary 30, 2004

Family booked for dowry death

Faridabad, January 29
The police have booked five members of family after a young woman died at her in-laws house under mysterious circumstances. The kin of the victim have alleged that it was a dowry death. According to a report, the victim, identified as Rajrani, who was married to Jai Prakash of Bhoodat Colony of Ballabgarh town, was found hanging from the ceiling at her in-laws house yesterday. While the in-laws of the victim claimed that the girl had been under depression due to unknown reasons and had committed suicide, the family members of the victim have refused to believe the theory. They have alleged that the young girl, who was married last year, had been harassed for dowry, and it was the in-laws who had murdered her in this manner. The body has been sent to the local civil hospital for the postmortem examination, and the police have registered a case under the Dowry Prevention Act against five persons, including her husband, mother-in-law and the brother-in-law of the victim. No arrest has been made so far. TNS