Woman found dead over dowry dispute; husband arrested
Muzaffarnagar (UP), Oct 22 : The body of a woman was found hanging from the ceiling of her house in Jaroda village here in a suspected case of dowry death, police said Monday.
Rama (25), wife of Sonu, was found dead Sunday, they said. Sonu has been arrested following a complaint by the victim's brother that the accused along with his family used to torture the woman for dowry, police said.
The brother claimed that his sister was strangulated to death by her husband and in-laws, they said. The matter is being investigated, police added.
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Jharkhand: Elephant 'electrocuted' to death in forest
Seraikela (PTI): An elephant was allegedly electrocuted to death in a forest in Chandil Sub-Division of Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharsawan district on Wednesday, an official said.
Seraikela Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Saba Alam Ansari, told PTI that the 30-year-old tusker was found dead with electrical wires wrapped on its trunk.
“Villagers’ statement and the animal’s appearance suggest that it died due to electrocution after coming in contact with electric wires,” Ansari said.
"A forest department team along with local veterinarians conducted the post-mortem examination of the elephant at the spot," the DFO said.
