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Woman strangulated to death over dowry

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Press Trust of India Gurdaspur
Last Updated : May 29 2013 | 9:24 PM IST
A woman was allegedly killed by her husband and in-laws over dowry at Sekhwan village here today.
Amandeep Kaur was allegedly strangulated to death by her husband Hardeep Singh and in-laws, SHO Sukhpal Singh said.
She was married with Hardeep around three years back and they had a six-month old son, the police official said.
According to the complaint made by Amandeep's father Sawinder, Hardeep and his family members killed for failing to bring a dowry of Rs 5 lakh.
On Sawinder's complaint, a case under relevant sections of IPC has been registered against Hardeep, his father Sukhwinder and mother Veer Kaur.
The accused persons were absconding, Sukhpal said.

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First Published: May 29 2013 | 9:24 PM IST

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