Wardha, July 13 -- : Police have arrested a Border Security Force (BSF) jawan and four others in connection with the suspected dowry death of his 22-year-old wife at Helodi (Borgaon) village in Seloo tehsil of Maharashtra's Wardha district, officials said on Monday.
The deceased has been identified as Manisha Vinod Mohite. Her body was found hanging at her matrimonial home on July 11. However, her family members rejected the suicide theory and alleged that she was killed by her in-laws over dowry demands.
According to the complaint lodged by the victim's family, Manisha's husband Vinod Mohite, a BSF personnel and his family members allegedly subjected her to physical and mental harassment over demands for a car and cash soon after her mar...