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Woman dies at husband's house; father alleges murder for dowry

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Press Trust of India Ghaziabad
A 23-year-old woman died at her husband's house in Sanjay Nagar locality here, after which her father has a lodged a case of dowry death against the in-laws, police said today.

According to the statement of the victim Neetu's husband Jagdish, she was found unconscious on a bed last night. He took her to a nearby hospital where she was declared dead, police said.

However, on getting information about Neetu's death, her father Balbir, a resident of Hathras, reached here and lodged an FIR against Jagdish and his family today, alleging that they killed Neetu for dowry.

Balbir has alleged that Neetu's in-laws used to torture her for dowry.
 

SHO of Kavi Nagar police station Arun Singh said a case of dowry death has been registered.

The body has been sent for autopsy and investigations are on, he said.

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First Published: Jul 27 2014 | 9:26 PM IST

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