Electrocution: Month on, in-laws booked for dowry death

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, October 5

A month after a woman died due to electrocution in the Mohkampura area, the police on Tuesday booked her in-laws for dowry death.

The case was registered following the autopsy report and a complaint lodged by the victim’s family.

Payal, the victim, was eight months pregnant when the incident took place. Among those booked were her husband Raghu Raj Mahajan, his father Rakesh Kumar Mahajan, mother Sama Mahajan and sister Mamta Mahajan, all residents of New Mahindra Colony under the Mohkampura police station here.

Geeta Bedi, victim’s mother, said her younger daughter Payal was married to Raghu and soon after their marriage, the accused started harassing her for brining insufficient dowry. She said the accused pushed her out of the house for dowry. However, a compromise was made later after the relatives of the two families intervened. She alleged that a month ago, Payal suffered an electric shock, when she went to open the entrance gate of the house. She was barefoot at that time. At that time, it was stated that the current came to the gate due to rain. She died on her way to the hospital.

The police had initiated inquest proceedings at that time under Section 174 of the CrPC. Now, after receiving the autopsy report the police have registered a case under Section 304-B and 34 of the IPC against her in-laws. SI Jagtar Singh, IO, said the accused were yet to be arrested.