Woman killed for dowry; husband, mother-in-law held

A young woman was allegedly strangulated to death by her husband and in-laws after their dowry demand was not met by her family, police said today.
Sayma (20) had got married to Abdul Razik (25), a resident of Akot tehsil in the district, on June 9 this year and soon after, her husband's family demanded money from her parents for purchasing a four-wheeler.
On the night of November 10, the woman was allegedly strangulated to death by her husband and in-laws, who later tried to project it as a case of suicide.
However, the postmortem report revealed that the woman was strangled.

The victim's husband Razik, her mother-in-law Rahemabi and brother-in-law Rafia have been arrested in connection with the offence and booked for murder and under other relevant sections.
Further investigation was on in the case, police added.