Woman killed for dowry in Rohtas

Kumar Rajiv Nayan

Sasaram : A woman Somara Devi was hanged to death at her in-laws’ place at Mauna Tola under Nokha police station in Rohtas district in the wee hour on November 29, 2017, for dowry. Police brought the body to Sasaram Sadar Hospital for post-mortem and a named FIR was lodged with Nokha police station against Somara’s father-in-law Aniruddha Chaudhary and  mother-in-law Kajkhato Devi on the statement of her father Radheshaym Chaudhary of Dagula-Dihara, Moradabad, UP, but no arrest has so far been made in this regard.

SHO, Nokha police station, Shashi Bhushan Prasad said that Somara Devi, daughter of Radheshayam Chaudhary, was married to Saroj Chaudhary, son of Aniruddha Chaudhary of Mauna Tola under Nokha police station in Rohtas district in 2015. He said that Saroj works in Delhi in a private firm. Since her marriage, Somara’s in-laws tortured her for more dowry and when their demands were not fulfilled, they allegedly hanged his daughter to death, Radheshyam alleged. On information of the villagers, he went to Mauna Tola and found the body of his daughter hanging from the ceiling, Radheshyam said. Aniruddha Chaudhary and his wife are absconding.