Kolar police booked five persons, including three women, for a dowry death after a 20-year-old married woman committed suicide by consuming poisonous substance at Pink City society on July 4; four accused have been arrested by the police.
Police found that the deceased was harassed by her husband and in-laws.
According to the police the deceased, Shweta Singh was found in an unconscious state and was rushed to a nearby hospital where she was died during treatment.
In the initial investigation, police found that the deceased committed suicide while family members were asleep. During the investigation, police have reason behind the suicide that she was harassed for dowry.
Initially after the preliminary investigation the body was sent for the post mortem and a case under section 174 of the CrPC was registered by the police.
Later in the investigation, police found that the deceased was harassed by her husband and in-laws demanding dowry and claims of harassment were made by her family members in the complaint. The police registered a case under section 304 B of the IPC and section 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act against the three accused.
The police have booked Bharat, Sunita Singh, Sushma Solanki, Kamlesh, Anita Sigh and Anju Singh.