Greater Noida dowry death: Postmortem reveals rupture of internal organs

The postmortem report of a 24-year-old woman, whose family alleged she was murdered over dowry demands in Greater Noida, has found a brain bleed, rupture of internal organs and multiple contusions on the body of the deceased.

Viscera samples of the deceased woman have been preserved for forensic analysis. According to the postmortem report of Deepika Nagar, bleeding was present from the victim’s left nostril and mouth. The report stated that a hematoma (blood leaking from large blood vessels) was present in the middle and left side of the brain.

The report, further stated that the liver, spleen and right kidney were ruptured.  The report also mentioned contusions on the arm and thigh.

The viscera has been preserved to ascertain the presence of any toxic substance, according to the report.  Earlier on Tuesday, police at the Ecotech-3 police station had said that the exact cause of death was not yet clear and doctors had not given a final opinion.

Deepika died on Sunday night after allegedly falling from the terrace of her three-storey matrimonial home in Jalpura village in Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddh Nagar district.  Her family, however, has alleged that she was murdered by her in-laws over dowry demands and claimed it was neither a suicide nor an accident.