Narsinghpur woman's family accuses in-laws of dowry harassment and murder after her death

The family of a married woman who died in Narsinghpur district has accused her in-laws of harassing her for dowry and killing her. On Tuesday, the mother of the deceased, Dali Chaudhary, Hirabai Chaudhary, went to the Superintendent of Police with her husband Bhagwandas Chaudhary and submitted a complaint.

The complaint seeks the registration of an FIR against the named accused and a fair investigation into the case.

According to the complaint, Dali was married according to social customs. The family alleges that from soon after the wedding, her in-laws kept demanding lakhs of rupees in dowry. When the demand was not met, Dali was abused and beaten, and was also subjected to mental harassment, the family alleges.

The family alleges that on the night of the 6th, the accused together beat Dali and killed her. The body was then hung from a fan with a sari to make it look like suicide. The family said in the complaint that when they reached the spot the next day, they found blood scattered around the body.

The family has named seven people, including the father-in-law, mother-in-law and sister-in-law of the deceased. The complaint also alleges that one of the accused is posted in the police department and is using his position to influence the investigation and suppress evidence.

The family has demanded a high-level investigation. They have also said action should be taken against the accused under the sections dealing with dowry death and concealment of evidence.

Additional Superintendent of Police Sandeep Bhuria said the inquest (marg) proceedings are being investigated.