Agartala, Aug. 31 -- A 19-year-old housewife, Pooja Debnath, from South Tripura, has reportedly died due to alleged torture by her in-laws, who were demanding a gold ring that her parents had promised to provide during her wedding last year, police said here today.
According to the complaint lodged by her father, Pooja was repeatedly harassed by her husband, Rakesh Debnath, and his parents for not providing a gold ring at the wedding. He alleged that the in-laws set Pooja on fire and abandoned her outside the house.
Pooja had sought refuge twice at her parental home but was sent back to her husband's house. The horrific incident came to light after neighbours informed her father late at night the day before yesterday. She was first admitt...