PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 17 -- A woman was allegedly brutally beaten and had her throat slit with a blade by her husband over a demand for additional dowry in Umarpur village under the Sandipan Ghat police station area of Kaushambi, police said. The accused fled after the attack and efforts are on to arrest him. The victim, identified as Roshni Devi, told police that she had married Indrajeet alias Pintu around 12 years ago. She alleged that her husband had been harassing her for additional dowry since their marriage. She said that over the past few days, he had been pressuring her to bring Rs.2 lakh from her parental home and would frequently abuse and assault her over the demand. According to her complaint, on the night of August 11, Indrajeet again assaulted her when the demand was not met. He allegedly attacked her throat with a blade, leaving her seriously injured, before fleeing from the spot. The woman's in-laws admitted her to a private hospital in Puramufti for treatment. Following this, members of her parental family reached the hospital and took over her care, she said. Police registered a case on the basis of Roshni's complaint and launched a search for the accused. Sandipan Ghat station house officer Ashutosh Singh said efforts were underway to arrest the accused. A 25-year-old woman was found hanging in Rasulpur Tappa village, Kaushambi. Her father has alleged that she was murdered by her in-laws following persistent harassment over dowry demands. Police have registered a case against her husband, parents-in-law, and sister-in-law; the husband, mother-in-law, and father-in-law are in custody, while the sister-in-law remains at large. Panic gripped the Dhoomanganj area of Prayagraj after a violent altercation between two known history-sheeters, Rohit Sonkar and Nabil, broke out late Friday night. The confrontation involved stone-pelting and two rounds of gunfire, though fortunately, no injuries were reported. Police have since arrested the prime accused, Nabil, and are raiding several locations to apprehend his associates. A 45-year-old man, Harilal Saroj, drowned after reportedly slipping into the Matkhana Duar stream while fishing near his home in Kaushambi. His body was discovered entangled in his own fishing net on Sunday morning by fellow villagers. Police have sent the body for a post-mortem examination to formally confirm the cause of death. A one-and-a-half-year-old boy tragically died on Sunday in Birauti village, Pratapgarh, after accidentally falling into a water-filled bucket while playing outside his home. The incident initially went unnoticed, but upon discovery, family members rushed the toddler to the Community Health Centre, where doctors declared him dead on arrival. The last rites for contractual worker Saurabh Vishwakarma (30), who was beaten to death on Thursday, were finally held on Sunday following a 65-hour delay. The funeral had been postponed as family members and supporters protested, demanding justice and strict accountability from local officials. Police have arrested three suspects, including the son of a former Block Pramukh, as the investigation proceeds....