Kolkata: Mystery shrouds the death of a housewife whose body was found hanging from a fan inside her in-laws' house at Regent Park on Thursday.
The family members of the victim lodged a complaint at the police station stating that the woman had been murdered by her husband and in-laws who are absconding since the incident had taken place.
Police said the victim Nalini Shaw got married to Sanjib Shaw, a resident of Palpara area of Regent Park in February this year. A quarrel broke out between the couple two months after their marriage. It was alleged that accused husband is involved in an illicit love relationship with his sister-in-law and the victim had come to know about the matter.
The victim's family members told the police that the woman had raised objections several times and urged her husband to call it off. But the accused on the other hand had been mounting pressure on the victim to get divorce. He also gave some papers to the woman asking for her signature. The victim's father told police that they had paid a few lakh rupees to the accused during the marriage. He said the woman's farther-in-law called them up on Thursday afternoon saying she locked herself inside a room. When they rushed to the house, they came to know that the victim had been taken to a hospital. They later went to the hospital and found her dead.
Police are investigating if the victim had committed suicide after being tortured by the accused or there was any foul play behind her death. On the basis of a specific complaint, police have started a probe.
Police are conducting raids to nab the accused. They are also interrogating the other family members of the accused and locals in this connection.