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Four sentenced to 2 years jail for dowry harassment

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Press Trust of India Muzaffarnagar
A local court has sentenced four members of a family to two years of imprisonment for harassing a woman for dowry.

The court yesterday held the victim Gita Tyagi's husband, Anuj Tyagi, father-in-law Rajeshwer, mother-in-law Savita and sister-in-law Sangita guilty of harassing her.

The district sessions judge has also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on each of the convicts.

Gita had accused her in-laws of torturing and physically assaulting her for dowry, in a complaint six years back.

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First Published: May 06 2014 | 1:26 PM IST

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