A 27-year-old daughter-in-law of a former Congress MlA was found hanging under mysterious circumstances inside her in-law’s house in North-West Delhi’s Keshav Puram area. Preliminary investigation revealed that the incident came to light on Saturday evening when the victim’s husband made a PCR call and informed the police about the incident.
After the incident, the victim’s family members alleged that their daughter was killed for dowry. A Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) enquiry has been ordered and the victim’s body has been sent to Babu Jagjivan Ram Hospital for post-mortem to ascertain the exact reason behind the death as her family members alleged that she was killed by her in-laws for dowry. No suicide note was recovered from the spot.
Police said that the deceased was identified as Rekha, who was married to one Sudhanshu (30), the son of former congress MlA from Kamla Nagar, Shadi Ram,
in 2012.
“The incident came to light on Saturday evening when the victim’s husband first informed his father-in-law, Ashok Chaudhary that his daughter was found hanging inside her room in Tri Nagar area. later, he made a PCR call at 5.20 pm and informed the police about the incident,” the officer added.
Rekha’s father Ashok Chaudhary, in his complaint, said few days after the marriage, Rekha’s in-laws started demanding more dowry.
When he could not fulfill their continuous demand, they killed his daughter. The police have recorded the statement of the family members of the deceased and have initiated an SDM level inquiry into the matter. Further investigations are underway.
“A probe in the case has been conducted and we are waiting for victim’s
post-mortem report before taking further action,” the officer added.