Woman found dead in Raichur; family alleges dowry harassment, murder
Raichur: A 30-year-old woman working as a programme assistant at the city’s science centre was found dead under suspicious circumstances, with her family alleging dowry harassment and murder by her husband and in-laws.
The deceased has been identified as Vidya alias Sudhiksha, a resident of IB Road in the city.
According to her family, Sudhiksha had married Manjunath three years ago. Within four months of marriage, she had reportedly informed her parents about harassment over dowry by her husband and his family.
Her father has alleged that Sudhiksha was strangled to death by her husband and mother-in-law and that the incident was later portrayed as a case of suicide.
A case has been registered at the West Police Station in Raichur. The body has been sent to RIMS Hospital for postmortem.
Family members broke down in grief outside the mortuary and demanded strict action against the accused and justice for the victim.
DySP Shantaveer and Tahsildar Parashuram visited the spot and conducted an inspection.
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Rajasthan Royals defeat CSK by 8 wickets
Guwahati (PTI): Rajasthan Royals stormed to an eight-wicket win against Chennai Super Kings in their opening Indian Premier League match here on Monday.
Chasing a modest target, the prodigiously talented Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored a 17-ball 52 to help Rajasthan overhaul the target in 12.1 overs.
This was after the pace duo of Nandre Burger (2/27) and Jofra Archer (2/19) and spinner Ravindra Jadeja (2/18) bowled out CSK for an under par 127.
Jamie Overton top-scored for CSK with a 36-ball 43.
Brief Scores:
Chennai Super Kings: 127 all out in 19.4 overs (Jamie Overton 43; Jofra Archer 2/19, Nandre Burger 2/27, Ravindra Jadeja 2/18.)
Rajasthan Royals: 128 for 2 in 12.1 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 52, Yashasvi Jaiswal 38 not out; Anshul Kamboj 2/27)
