Noida: A 24-year-old woman died allegedly after jumping from the terrace of her three-storey matrimonial house in Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddh Nagar district following harassment by her in-laws over dowry, police said on Monday.
The woman’s 26-year-old husband and father-in-law have been arrested, the police said, adding they are investigating the matter even as the woman’s family alleged she was killed for dowry by the in-laws. Deputy Commissioner of Police Shailendra Kumar Singh said a complaint was received at Ecotech-3 police station regarding the death of Deepika, who got married around a year and a half ago.
to Hrithik, a resident of Jalpura village.
Deepika died after jumping from the terrace on Sunday night, allegedly driven to despair by the harassment, the officer said. A case was registered based on a written complaint by the woman’s father.
Police said the woman’s husband Hrithik and father-in-law Manoj were arrested and further legal proceedings were on.
In his complaint, Deepika’s father Sanjay Nagar alleged that he received a phone call from his daughter on Sunday afternoon during which she was crying and told him that her in-laws were assaulting her over dowry demands.
He alleged that the in-laws were demanding an SUV and an additional Rs 45-50 lakh in cash as dowry. Nagar said that around 7 pm, he, along with some associates, went to his daughter’s matrimonial home, a three-storey independent house, where discussions were held with the in-laws in an attempt to resolve the issue.
He said that around 12.30 am, he received a call from her in-laws informing him that his daughter had fallen from the roof of the house and got injured and asking the family to reach Sharda Hospital directly.
