Our Correspondent

Tarn Taran, May 5

Five of a family were booked by the Bhikhiwind police on Monday for the death of a newly married woman, who died under mysterious circumstances about nine months ago at her in-law’s house.

The police said deceased Nainsi Rani, who was 28-year-old then, got married to Suresh Chopra on June 15, 2020, but died on July 24, 2020, under mysterious circumstances. The police on the statement of the deceased’s brother had lodged a report under Section 174 of the CrPC calling it a natural death.

Prem Pal, mother of the deceased, in a fresh complaint to the police alleged that her daughter was killed by her in-laws as they had been harassing her for dowry and had been demanding a car. She alleged that the accused killed her daughter either by injecting something or some other way.

Besides, Suresh Chopra, husband of the deceased, his brother Pawan Kumar, father Yograj Chopra, mother Veena Rani and another relative Neeraj Malhotra of the same township Bhikhiwind were nominated as the accused. The accused have been booked under Sections 304-B and 120 of the IPC.

Investigating Officer ASI Jassa Singh said none of the accused have been arrested so far. Prem Pal has also submitted a writ in the Punjab and Haryana High Court to register a case against the accused.