Bride escapes with cash, jewellery in Dehat

Kanpur: A newly-wed bride has allegedly run away after taking all cash and gold jewellery from her in-laws’ house Kanpur Dehat.
The husband has filed a police complaint against his newly-married wife at the Rasoolabad police station on Wednesday.
The husband, Dheeraj Singh, who is a resident of the Khem Newada village of the district, said he got married on June 25. His wife, who is a resident of Mundarwa tehsil of Basti, was missing since Wednesday morning.
“Dheeraj alleged that his wife has run away from his home and taken away all cash and gold and silver jewellery, which he had gifted to her in their marriage, besides she also escaped with jewellery of his married sister. Before fleeing, she had served him a glass of ‘haldi’ (turmeric) -milk laced with sedatives following which she was knocked out of his senses. We are investigating the matter after lodging an FIR in this regard,” said inspector Pramod Kumar Shukla.
To recall, a similar incident was reported from Mahoba recently, wherein a newly-wed bride had allegedly escaped with cash and gold jewellery from her in-laws’ house.