A 27-year-old man was booked on the charge of abetment to suicide and dowry death of his wife three months ago. The accused is yet to be arrested.
TT Nagar police said the victim's husband Jitendra Chouhan used to harass his wife demanding dowry. Dejected by the demands and the torture, his wife Neetu Chouhan (20) committed suicide by hanging from the ceiling at her Arjun Nagar residence on March 23, 2013.
During course of investigation, it was found that Jitendra used to beat her up and torture, which ultimately forced her to take extreme step. A case was registered against him under Section 304 (B), 306 and 498 (A) of the IPC.
Meanwhile, four miscreants were booked for attempt to murder at Arjun Nagar under Aishbagh police station area on Wednesday.
Police said the victim, Afsar Khan and his wife were attacked by Kadeer, Naeem, Chand and Munna with sharp edged weapon on Wednesday. The victim was attacked in his stomach.
The family holds land at Karond and had a property dispute with the accused. The attack on the victim was fuelled by the property dispute, said the victim's son, Sadiq.
Sadiq in his complaint alleged that while his father went to an automobile workshop to repair his motorbike the four accused had attacked them. The accused were still at large and the police have launched a man hunt for the miscreants.
The police have registered a case under section 307 and 34 of the IPC and have started further investigation.