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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