Woman hangs herself

Update: 2022-10-30 18:48 GMT

New Delhi: A 26-year-old woman allegedly hanged herself in Delhi's Sultanpuri area, with her family members alleging that she was killed over dowry, police said on Sunday.

A case was registered against the woman's husband Rajesh and he has been arrested, a senior police officer said.

On Friday, police received information that a woman, resident of Sultanpuri, hanged herself and was declared dead at Sanjay Gandhi Hospital, Mangolpuri, the officer said.

As the death took place within seven years of marriage, the sub-divisional magistrate, Kanjhawla was informed accordingly, police said. The spot was inspected and a scarf (chunni) was seized, they said. 

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