A case of death under suspicious circumstances has come to light in Bihar’s Bagaha. The incident took place in Ramnagar where the death of a woman in Mill Bahuri Ward No. 23 caused a stir in the area. As soon as the incident was reported, Ramnagar police reached the spot and took possession of the body and sent it to Bagaha Sub-Divisional Hospital for post-mortem. The family members of the deceased allege that the murder was done in the greed of dowry. Now the police are seriously investigating the whole matter.
Woman accused of killing woman for dowry
The deceased has been identified as Santara Khatun. The mother of the deceased, Soni Khatun, has made serious allegations against her son-in-law Safaraz Alam for demanding a KTM bike in dowry and continuously harassing the daughter. According to the mother of the deceased, 1 year ago they had married their daughter. At the time of the wedding, the family gave three lakh rupees in cash and jewelry worth about five lakh rupees. Despite this, KTM bikes were being demanded in Dahej. It is alleged that his daughter was constantly tortured when the demand was not met. He was beaten up every day. A video has also been shown by the family and it has been said that some time ago Santara Khatun had made this video of the assault and sent it.
All the in-laws are absconding since the death.
After this incident, the family is in a bad state of crying. The family claims that the deceased had made a video of the beating and sent it to her family members and informed about her condition. After this, he has now died. Since the incident, the husband of the deceased and all the in-laws are said to be absconding from the house. Ramnagar police station in-charge Mahendra Kumar said that the body has been sent for post-mortem, after which the exact cause of death will be ascertained. Meanwhile, the police are conducting raids at possible locations to arrest the accused. Neighbours and relatives are also being questioned.
