29-year-old woman dies in Ludhiana, husband booked

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, May 22

A 29-year-old woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances at Dugri on Dhandra Road. The deceased has been identified as Paramjit Kaur, mother of two children. Deceased’s parents have levelled allegations of murder on her husband and in-laws.

Jaswant Singh, father of the deceased, said his daughter got married to Harsimran seven years ago. For the past few years, her husband and in-laws had been torturing her for dowry. A case of dowry harassment was also registered against the accused but compromise was achieved, he added.

He alleged that for the past few days, his daughter had been tortured by the accused.

Last night the father-in-law called and said she had committed suicide. He alleged that his daughter had not committed suicide rather she was hung from the ceiling fan after killing her.

SHO Dugri Surinder Kumar said the exact cause of death could be ascertained after the post-mortem report. A case of dowry death has been registered against the deceased husband Harsimran and father-in-law Tajidner.

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