UP: Woman found dead weeks after marriage, family alleges dowry harassment
Kushinagar (UP) (PTI): A 20-year-old woman was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her husband's house in Dudahi town here, police said on Monday.
The victim's family has alleged that she was harassed for dowry.
The incident occurred on Sunday in Ward-9 of Lal Bahadur Shastri Nagar, just 56 days after the woman's marriage.
According to the police, Neha Jaiswal, daughter of Ganesh Jaiswal from Pipra Jantampur, married Vivek Jaiswal (24) on November 22 last year.
Police said Neha prepared breakfast for the family on Sunday morning and then went to her room. It is alleged that she later entered an adjoining room, locked it from inside and hanged herself using a dupatta.
In the evening, when Neha did not respond, her mother-in-law, Meena Jaiswal, looked through a window and saw her body. The family then informed the police and Neha's parents.
A police team reached the spot and informed the magistrate. The body was lowered in the magistrate's presence and send for legal formalities.
The woman's parents have alleged that she was killed over dowry demands. Based on a complaint by Neha's father, a case has been registered against her husband and six other family members, Vishunpura Police Station House Officer Vinay Mishra said, adding that a probe is underway.
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Man held for blackmailing woman using explicit photos, videos
Bengaluru (PTI): A 46-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly blackmailing a woman using her explicit photos and videos to force her into a sexual relationship with him, police said on Saturday.
The accused, Haniyur Chandregowda, is a member of the Child Welfare Committee in Ramanagara, they said.
Obscene photos of several other women were also found on his mobile phone during examination, police said.
The case came to light after a 43-year-old woman, who works as a make-up artist, filed a complaint at the Rajarajeshwari Nagar police station on April 30, they said.
According to FIR, the woman met Chandregowda in 2021. He told her he was connected to TV serials and took her phone number on the pretext of offering make-up work. The woman had been living separately from her husband for about eight years.
The accused started visiting her house frequently and told her he was a lecturer with a good salary and promised to marry her and entered into a physical relationship with her, she alleged.
Police said Chandregowda later used private photos and videos of their intimate moments to threaten her. He allegedly warned that he would make them public if she did not agree to his demands, and continued the relationship under pressure.
The FIR also stated that in 2024, he rented a house using the woman's documents by falsely claiming to be her husband.
The woman also alleged that he used a fake ID claiming he was a Superintendent of Police to avoid paying toll fees.
She claimed that he had taken around Rs 5 lakh from her since 2021 and had not returned the money.
The FIR further stated that he added his name to the educational documents of the woman's daughter, pretending to be her husband.
Based on the complaint, a case under sections 69 (sexual intercourse by deceitful means) and 204 (impersonating a public servant) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was registered. He was later arrested, a senior police officer said.
