Talaiya police have booked husband and in-laws of a 20-year-old married woman for dowry death; woman died of burn injuries on February 14 at LBS hospital after undergoing treatment for seven days.
Serious allegations have been raised by parents of Ayushi Sahu who died on February 7 regarding her death.
The parents have alleged that Ayushi was set ablaze by her husband Rahul Sahu and his parents after she failed to fulfill dowry demands and gave birth to girl child.
Police said that the woman Ayushi Sahu was a resident of Mangalwara area and married to Rahul Sahu of Khathikpura in the year 2017 and after the marriage she was harassed for dowry and atrocities of in-laws and husband increased after she gave birth to girl child.
Ayushi was admitted to hospital on February 7 after she sustained burn injuries, she was admitted to burn ward of Hamidia hospital and was later referred to LBS hospital after three days and during treatment on February 14 she succumbed to death.
The parents of the deceased raised allegations that deceased was harassed demanding dowry and in the investigation it was found that she sustained burn injuries which were due to her husband and in-laws who set her ablaze.
Police found that when she was admitted to hospital her in-laws informed that she had sustained burn injuries accidentally in kitchen.
The police have registered a case under sections 498 A and 304 B of the IPC and sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act and started further investigation. The accused are yet to be arrested.