Newly married woman found dead; kin allege dowry harassment
Lucknow, June 1 -- A 24-year-old woman, married barely six months ago, was found hanging at her matrimonial home in Lucknow's Saadatganj area on Sunday, prompting police to register a dowry death case against her husband and other in-laws after her family alleged she was being harassed for dowry and a car.
According to a police statement, the woman had married a resident of the Saadatganj area on December 9, 2025. Her family alleged that after the marriage, she was repeatedly harassed by her husband and other relatives over demands.
The FIR was lodged by the woman's uncle, a resident of Kanpur, who alleged that the continued harassment culminated in her death on Sunday. The complainant accused the husband and other members of the in-laws' family of staging the incident as a case of hanging.
"An FIR has been registered under sections 80(2) and 85 of the BNS and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act," said ADCP (Central) Jitendra Kr Dubey. htc...
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