Muzaffarnagar (UP), March 6 A 26-year-old woman hanged herself at her residence here on Friday, police said, after allegedly being subjected to pressure from her in-laws for more dowry.
The family of the victim, Rubi Kashyap, alleged that she was harassed for more dowry after her marriage to Gaurav Kashyap on February 14, 2023, they said.
Police have booked Gaurav, his parents, Ramesh and Bindo Devi, and his sister Kavita for "dowry death" based on a complaint filed by Sumit Kumar, the victim's brother.
The incident occurred in the Rajpur Chajpur village under the Budhana police station area on Thursday.
SHO Budhana, Subhash Attri, told reporters that the body has been sent for post-mortem examination, and the matter is being investigated.
