Bhatli:<\/strong> A young woman was allegedly strangulated to death over dowry by her husband and father-in-law in Kusanpuri village under Bhatli police limits of Bargarh district, a source said today.<\/p>\n The deceased was identified as Surama Nanda (21), the daughter of Gangadhar Nanda from Lukapada village under Puintala police limits of Bolangir district. Her husband was identified as Sagar Kushal.<\/p>\n According to a police source, the woman previously had love affairs with the man and the couple got married a year ago. With the consent of both families, Surama was brought to her in-law\u2019s house.<\/p>\n Gradually, the in-laws allegedly started demanding dowry and physically and mentally tortured her.<\/p>\n \u201cA few days before Nuakhai, Surama\u2019s in-laws contacted us over a mobile phone and demanded dowry. They misbehaved and scolded us. As we failed to meet their demands, they killed my daughter on September 22nd night,\u201d the victim woman\u2019s father said.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen we reached Kusanpuri village, we saw that there was a clear mark around Surama\u2019s neck. Sagar\u2019s family threatened my daughter on the intervening day and she was screaming for help. A phone call which was recorded by us has the evidence of it,\u201d bereaved Gangadhar expressed.<\/p>\n Family of the victim woman filed an FIR with Bhatli police alleging that she has been killed over a dowry demanded by the in-laws. Acting on the FIR, police arrested the woman\u2019s husband and launched a probe into the suspicious death. Police have sent the body for post-mortem.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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