A policeman was on Friday arrested for allegedly forcing his newly-wed wife to commit suicide.
Sandeep Kumar Tiwary (25), working as a driver in Baghbera police station, was arrested along with his younger brother Dhiraj. The victim was identified as Bharti Tiwary (21).
The victim’s brother Ghanshyam Ojha, who is a resident of Harharguttu, Baghbera, lodged an FIR against Sandeep and Dhiraj for demanding dowry forcing her sister to take the extreme step.
The body of Bharti was found hanging from the ceiling fan at her residence in Baroda Ghat under Baghbera police station area early Friday morning. There were marks of injuries on her body, suggesting that the accused had assaulted the young woman for dowry before forcing her to commit suicide.
The police have recovered the body and sent it to the MGM Medical College mortuary for post-mortem.
When contacted, officer-in-charge of Baghbera police station, Rajesh Ranjan said that the incident is under investigation. However, as per the information, Dhiraj informed about the incident to his brother who was on duty. The Driver when reached home saw Bharti lying in a pool of blood.
A police team inspected the house. The victim’s family members arrived at the police station and lodged an FIR leading to the arrest of the driver and his brother.
The officer-in-charge said that the accused Sandeep was on duty from 10 pm, but it appears that Sandeep might have assaulted his wife before going to the duty.
Relatives claimed that the police was not willing to take action but after protest they arrested the two accused. According to police, Sandeep and Dhiraj were arrested under Section 304 (B), which means murder for dowry and have already been sent to jail.