Teacher's death sparks row, MLA seeks probe
Dehradun, Aug. 1 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Devprayag, Vinod Kandari, on Friday wrote to chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami seeking a high-level probe into the claims of dowry harassment around the alleged suicide of a government school teacher, who was found dead at her in-laws' home in Dehradun's Doiwala.
"She was a resident of my Assembly constituency and worked as a teacher. She died under mysterious circumstances on July 29. I request you to order a high-level investigation into her death and ensure strict punishment for those found guilty," he wrote.
Meanwhile, Uttarakhand State Commission for Women chairperson Kusum Kandwal also took cognisance of the case and directed Dehradun senior superintendent of police (SSP) Pramendra Dobhal and Doiwala circle officer Vandana Verma to ensure a fair and thorough investigation.
A video message from the woman purportedly addressed to her mother contains allegations of repeated abuse and ill-treatment by her in-laws. In the FIR registered on Wednesday over her death, her mother accused her husband, mother-in-law and sister of repeatedly taunting her daughter and also physically assaulted her.
"They harassed her mentally and physically, sometimes over dowry and sometimes by calling her manhoos (inauspicious). My daughter used to share these incidents with me," she alleged.
Police said the couple was married in November last year.
Doiwala SHO Vinod Kumar Gusain said that the case was an apparent suicide. "The autopsy was conducted on Thursday. Our probe is underway," he said.
CO Verma said a forensic team has inspected the scene. "The mother has alleged her daughter was subjected to harassment by her husband and in-laws. These allegations are being verified..." Verma said....
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