A woman was allegedly beaten to death by her in-laws near Noida for being unable to meet their dowry demands that included a Toyota Fortuner and cash, police informed. Following the incident, the police arrested her husband and father-in-law on Tuesday.
The victim has been identified as Karishma, who got married to Vikas in December 2022. The couple lived in Kheda Chauganpur village under the Ecotech 3 police station area, news agency PTI reported.
According to the police complaint made by her brother Deepak, Karishma’s in-laws started pressuring her to get additional dowry and a Toyota Fortuner.
“On March 29, we received information that the accused had demanded additional dowry from the complainant’s sister and when the demand was not met, Karishma was tortured and beaten to death,” a police spokesperson was quoted as saying.
As per the complaint, an FIR has been lodged at the Ecotech 3 police station under IPC sections 498A (cruelty inflicted on married woman), 304B (dowry death), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and under provisions of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The police informed that an investigation has been taken up in the case.
The official said that in pursuance of the case, the accused husband Vikas Bhati alias Bittu and his father Sompal Bhati were arrested by the local police from a service road in the Ecotech 3 area on March 31.
The accused were produced in a court which has remanded them in judicial custody, the police said, adding, fforts are underway to nab other accused in the case.
(With inputs from PTI)
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