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Dowry killing: Half-burnt body of 20-year-old taken out of pyre, sent for post-mortem in UP

MEERUT: The half-burnt body of a woman, identified as Neelam Singh, 20, was taken out from a funeral pyre by police in Baghpat on Thursday evening and sent for post-mortem on Friday after her family alleged that she had been killed by her in-laws for dowry. Bhupendra Singh, SHO, Doghat, who is investigating the matter, said that the woman’s husband, Sonu Singh, is the main accused in the case while his mother and three brothers have also been booked under relevant sections of the IPC for suspected dowry, “All the accused are absconding. The post-mortem was conducted by a team of three doctors. The report is with the investigating officer (IO). Further action will be taken after the IO’s initial findings,” the SHO added. According to the victim's family, Neelam, who was from Bulandshahr, got married to Sonu, 25, from Baghpat’s Tikri village, in May. Her father claimed that the family of his son-in-law was harassing them for dowry for some time and they didn't even bother to inform him about her death. He told police that he received a call from the in-laws' neighbours who told him that his daughter had passed away. Neelam’s uncle, Ashok Kumar, added that she had informed him about random demands of dowry from her husband on several occasions. "Their last demand was for a motorcycle. We had already given them whatever we could. They killed her as we could not meet all their demands," alleged Kumar, adding that he had raised the alarm and called cops to stop the funeral.

The Times of India

2021-12-11

Meerut