Rajasthan: Woman killed over dowry, family alleges torture

A woman in her early twenties was allegedly killed over dowry by her husband, brother-in-law and father-in-law in Sawai Madhopur district in Rajasthan.

Jaipur, Dec 13: A 23-year-old woman was allegedly killed over dowry by her husband, brother-in-law and father-in-law in Sawai Madhopur district in Rajasthan, police said today.

The deceased, Safedi, was beaten up and thrown into a well located nearby yesterday, SHO Bamanwas police station Revad Mal said.

The body was pulled out and taken to a hospital where she was declared dead, he said.

"A case of murder has been registered against her husband of three years Satyanarayan, his brother and father," he said, adding that no arrests have been made yet.

The victim's father alleged that she was tortured over dowry demands by her husband's family, the officer said. The body was handed over to her parents after postmortem.

PTI