Our Correspondent
Sahnewal, July 7

A dowry death case has been reported from Majara village in Sahnewal. The father of the deceased has alleged torture and murder by her in-laws.

The deceased, Mandeep Kaur, was married to Balram Singh of Majara village two-and-a-half years ago and they have a one-and-a-half year old daughter. Mandeep’s father alleged that Balram and his relatives had been beating and harassing her for dowry for the past over two years.

The Sahnewal police have registered a case against Balram and four members of his family. The husband of the deceased has been arrested and produced before a court today.

“On July 5, we got a call from Mandeep’s in-laws, who threatened to kill her if we did not take her back. I immediately called the sarpanch of the village for resolving the issue, who told us to come the next morning. But after a few hours we got to know that our daughter was beaten up and burnt alive. When she was being taken to Rajindra Hospital at Patiala, she succumbed to her injuries on the way,” the father said.

“Every time I asked her to come back, she used to say that things might improve in future,” he added.

Investigating Officer Pooran Singh said a case has been registered against the husband Balram Singh, father-in-law Chand Singh, mother-in-law Rajwant Kaur, sister-in-law Rajwinder Kaur and brother-in-law Kulvir Singh of Majara village.