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The marriage took place in December 2023, four months later the murder created an uproar.
She was two months pregnant, police registered a case of dowry death and started investigation.
Gopalganj. Just four months after the marriage, the two-month pregnant daughter-in-law was strangulated to death by her in-laws. The incident took place in Vasudeva village of Bhore police station area. The in-laws are accused of strangulating her to death for not getting the gold chain and Bullet bike as dowry. The deceased woman was Chanda Devi, 22-year-old wife of Neeraj Prasad. The parents have accused the mother-in-law and father-in-law of murder. The police have started investigating the entire matter. At present, the in-laws are said to have left the house and are absconding.
It is said that Hiralal Prasad, resident of Naina village of Bankata police station area of Deoria district of UP, got his daughter Chanda married to Neeraj Prasad, son of Hareram Prasad, resident of Vasudeva village of Bhore police station area on December 6, 2023. After the marriage, things went well for a few days, after which a dispute regarding dowry started. At the same time, the brother of the deceased told that there was talk of giving a bullet and chain at the wedding, but it could not be given due to the poor condition. Because of this, my in-laws kept beating and torturing my sister.
Panchayat was held several times, but the demand for dowry did not stop. At the same time, as soon as the woman’s husband went abroad, the harassment intensified. Late on Monday night, some people from the neighborhood of your in-laws called and informed that your sister has died. When we reached, we were told that they had gone to Gorakhpur with your sister. When they went to Gorakhpur, they came home from there.
After reaching home, the entire family ran away leaving the dead body in the house. After this the police was informed. Police arrived and took the body into custody and sent it to Sadar Hospital for post-mortem. The deceased’s brother told that the deceased was also two months pregnant. He has complained in the police station that his sister was beaten to death by strangulation. At present the deceased’s husband is away and her mother-in-law and father-in-law live in her house. The police is investigating the case.
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Tags: Bihar News, Dowry Harassment, Gopalganj news, Gopalganj Police
FIRST PUBLISHED: March 13, 2024, 13:22 IST