Murder FIR against husband after woman found dead over Karwa Chauth row
Yamunanagar : A 28-year-old woman was found dead under suspicious circumstances at her in-laws’ home in Yamunanagar following an alleged dispute with her husband over observing Karwa Chauth a day ahead of the festival on Wednesday.
Police have registered a murder case against the woman’s husband, mother-in-law and sister-in-law, all residents of the Shadipur area of the town. Shivani ’s family alleged that she was murdered after her husband, Prince , objected to her applying mehndi and planning to observe the fast.
Shivani’s cousin, Gaurav, alleged that she had been assaulted and accused her in-laws of attempting to pass off the murder as suicide.
Around midnight, Prince allegedly called Shivani’s mother and informed her that she had died by suicide by hanging. Her family members said they found her body on the bed and lodged a complaint.
Police officials said the post-mortem examination would help establish the exact cause of death.
Shivani, who hailed from the Camp Area under the jurisdiction of Gandhi Nagar police station , is survived by two daughters, aged eight and five.
Police have registered a murder case against the woman’s husband, mother-in-law and sister-in-law, all residents of the Shadipur area of the town. Shivani ’s family alleged that she was murdered after her husband, Prince , objected to her applying mehndi and planning to observe the fast.
Shivani’s cousin, Gaurav, alleged that she had been assaulted and accused her in-laws of attempting to pass off the murder as suicide.
Around midnight, Prince allegedly called Shivani’s mother and informed her that she had died by suicide by hanging. Her family members said they found her body on the bed and lodged a complaint.
Police officials said the post-mortem examination would help establish the exact cause of death.
Shivani, who hailed from the Camp Area under the jurisdiction of Gandhi Nagar police station , is survived by two daughters, aged eight and five.
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