31-Year-Old Woman Allegedly Killed By Husband, In-Laws In Dowry-Related Incident

• Nidhi was reportedly killed at her Jaganpur village home in Greater Noida while her two children were present
• Police said the deceased was constantly harassed by her husband and four in-laws due to a dowry-related dispute
• The authorities have launched an investigation into the incident and the five suspects are currently on the run

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India - A 31-year-old woman has been allegedly killed by her husband and in-laws at their residence in Jaganpur village, Greater Noida.

According to her family, Nidhi had been subjected to harassment for dowry by her husband, Deepak Badhana, and his parents prior to her alleged murder on Saturday, August 24.

Why was Nidhi killed?

Her father, Chaudhary Harveer Singh, informed the police that Nidhi had faced ongoing dowry-related abuse and had left her in-laws' home several times but returned each time due to attempts at reconciliation, as Hindustantimes reported.

“When officers from Dankaur police station arrived at the scene, they discovered Nidhi lying in a pool of blood at her marital home. She was promptly transported to the hospital, where doctors pronounced her dead. Nidhi had a single bullet wound around her neck," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Greater Noida) Ashok Kumar said.

Nidhi's husband, in-laws on the run

Badhana, who operated a business in the village, and four other members of his family are currently missing.

The investigation is ongoing, and the authorities are actively searching for the suspects, who remain at large.

The couple married in 2020 and had two children, a two-year-old and a six-month-old infant, who were present at the home during the incident, Indian Express added.

“Five members of the family are currently on the run. Nidhi's two children were also present at home when her body was discovered by her father. An FIR has been filed at Dankaur police station under the sections related to Murder and the Dowry Act of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Police teams have been deployed to apprehend the suspects, and the investigation is ongoing,” said the ADCP.

Murang'a mum, son arrested for killing kin

In other news, a woman and her son were arrested for allegedly conspiring and killing her other son in Murang'a county.

According to witnesses, the deceased arrived home late that fateful day and got into an argument which led to his death as his brother, hit him with a rungu after breaking a window.

They explained that the altercation between Ng'ang'a and his family was caused by his alleged behaviour of taking and selling things from home without permission.

Proofreading by Otukho Jackson, a multimedia journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke