Video of Patiala woman beaten up by in-laws over dowry goes viral

Patiala, July 15

A video has gone viral in which a woman is being beaten up by her brother-in-law and his friends in Patiala, allegedly for giving birth to a girl and over dowry demand.

After the incident which took place on Friday, the police filed a case against three people for threatening to kill her. Later, the two accused were taken in custody.

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According to reports, Meena Kashyap was married to Daljeet Singh and gave birth to a girl whom the latter’s family refused to accept.

They also started bothering her over dowry, following which the two started living separately.

#WATCH: Woman beaten up brother-in-law & friends in Punjab's Patiala allegedly for giving birth to girl&over dowry demands, 2 arrested(14/7) pic.twitter.com/d0mpjl0EO6

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Later, Meena’s brother-in-law, along with his friends, beat her up brutally with hockey sticks.

“We had complained about the issue last year itself but nothing was done. They have been married for the past two years now and have a girl child. Their family asked for Rs 7 lakh in dowry,” the victim’s father told ANI.

The investigation is underway. ANI