Lucknow: A 23-year-old woman was found hanging from a ceiling fan inside a room at her matrimonial home in Marhamat Nagar locality of Mahmudabad in Sitapur district.
Police have registered an FIR against eight people following a complaint lodged by Prachi’s father Anil Kumar Tiwari who alleged that his daughter had been subjected to persistent physical and mental harassment since her marriage. The presence of injury marks on Prachi’s body further intensified the family’s suspicions, prompting them to approach the police and accuse her in-laws of being responsible for her death. Her father alleged that the dowry-related harassment was linked to the circumstances in which his daughter died. The police are investigating the circumstances surrounding Prachi’s death, including the allegations of dowry harassment and the injury marks reportedly found on her body. The sequence of events leading to her death and the circumstances in which the body was moved from the room to the verandah are also relevant to establishing what happened at the house.
Her in-laws allegedly demanded Rs 10 lakh in cash along with additional dowry and subjected her to physical and mental torture over the unfulfilled demands.
However, when her parents and other members of her maternal family reached the spot, they found her body lying in the verandah outside the house, according to the complaint. The deceased, identified as Prachi Tiwari, had injury marks on her body, while her family has accused her husband and in-laws of killing her over dowry demands. The complainant alleged that soon after the marriage, Prachi began facing harassment at her matrimonial home.
The situation came to light on Thursday evening when Prachi was found hanging from a ceiling fan inside a room at the house.