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Woman killed by in-laws over dowry demand

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Press Trust of India Rewari (Har)
Last Updated : May 15 2015 | 9:02 PM IST
A newly-married woman was poisoned to death allegedly by her husband and in-laws over dowry at Kosli town here, police said today.
Mamta Yadav, who got married in February this year, died after her in-laws forcibly injected poison in her body, they said.
The victim's father alleged that his daughter was killed as he was unable to meet the dowry demands of Mamta's in-laws, who were demanding a car and Rs 5 lakh.
On the basis of a complaint lodged by the victim's father, police have booked Mamta's husband Pradeep, father-in-law Ashok Kumar, mother-in-law Sushila Devi and three others in a dowry death case, police said.
Efforts are on to nab the accused, police said.

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First Published: May 15 2015 | 9:02 PM IST

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