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Woman's body found hanging; family alleges dowry death

PTI
Published : Feb 20, 2019, 11:02 am IST
Updated : Feb 20, 2019, 11:02 am IST

A case has been filed against Kuldeep and his parents, who are on the run, police said.

28-year-old woman was found hanging from the ceiling of her room. (Representational Image)
 28-year-old woman was found hanging from the ceiling of her room. (Representational Image)

Muzaffarnagar: The body of a 28-year-old woman was found hanging from the ceiling of her room in neighbouring Shamli district, even as her family alleged that she was killed by her husband and in-laws over dowry.

Ruchi married Kuldeep three years ago. Her in-laws and husband had been harassing her for the dowry for some time, the woman's family alleged in a complaint filed with police.

They alleged that Kuldeep and his parents killed Ruchi on Tuesday. A case has been filed against Kuldeep and his parents, who are on the run, police said.

Tags: suicide, dowry, death, killing, murder
Location: India, Uttar Pradesh, Muzaffarnagar