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Woman alleges husband, in-laws forcibly fed her abortion pill

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Press Trust of India Mathura
Last Updated : Aug 04 2016 | 3:57 PM IST
A 21-year-old woman has alleged that her husband and in-laws forcibly fed her an abortion pill after which she lost her child and also tried to strangulate her as she couldn't fulfill their dowry demand.
The victim's father in a police complaint yesterday alleged that his daughter's in-laws used to harass her for dowry and on May 15, when they came to know about her pregnancy, they forcibly fed her a drug which led to her miscarriage.
He alleged that the family demanded a car and Rs 5 lakh from his daughter.
The in-laws also tried to strangulate her to death using a rope and when she became unconscious, they dumped her in a nearby village, police said.
A case has been registered against nine person including the husband under sections 498A, 307 of the IPC, police said.

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First Published: Aug 04 2016 | 3:57 PM IST

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