Kumar Rajiv Nayan
Ara : A pregnant woman Sarita Devi, 20, was poisoned to death allegedly by her in-laws at Moti Tola under Ara Town police station in Bhojpur district on October 15, 2018, for Rs. 50,000 as dowry. An FIR has been lodged with Ara Town police station against her husband and in-laws but no arrest has so far been made in this connection.
SHO, Ara Town police station, said that Sarita Devi, daughter of Ashok Paswan of Sikandarpur under Bihta police station in Patna district, was married to Suraj Paswan of Moti Tola under Ara Town police station in 2016. Her in-laws were demanding Rs 1 lakh more as dowry and her father had given Rs 50,000 to them after taking loan from the villagers. In the meantime, she became pregnant. When the demand for the rest Rs 50.000 was not fulfilled, Sarita’s in-laws allegedly started torturing her and finally poisoned her to death, the SHO said.