Dowry demand drives young woman to suicide
Bijapur, Karnataka, June 15 (UNI) Unable to bear the dowry harassment by her in-laws, a young woman committed suicide by strangling herself at her house at Balaganur village in this district today.
Police said Prathibha Ramachandra Bhajantri (19) took the extreme step as her in-laws tortured her, demanding more cash and gold ornaments.
Police registered a dowry death case against her father-in-law Shrimant Gangappa Bhajantri and three others.
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Story first published: Thursday, June 15, 2006, 16:37 [IST]