MEERUT, Oct. 26 -- : A 26-year-old woman who had been missing for two days was found murdered in a sugarcane field along the Bijraul-Wazidpur road in Baghpat district on Saturday. Her family alleged that she was killed over dowry demands. Police have arrested her husband, an Army soldier posted in Jammu and Kashmir, and launched a manhunt for five other accused named in the FIR.

The discovery of Rubina's body triggered protests by her family, who placed it on the Bijraul road after the postmortem and blocked traffic, demanding the immediate arrest of all accused. Police officials, including Circle officer Anshu Jain, reached the spot and persuaded the protesters to lift the blockade after assuring them of prompt action.

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