Ara: A 35-year-old woman was allegedly killed and her body hanged from a ceiling fan by her in-laws over dowry demands at Mahuli village under Ara Mufassil police station area in Bhojpur district. Police have arrested two accused in connection with the case.The deceased was identified as Priyanka Kumari alias Juli Kumari, wife of Arvind Kumar. She is survived by a young son and daughter.Ara Sadar SDPO-1 Sushil Kumar said on Wednesday, “The Ara Mufassil police station received a complaint on Tuesday that a woman died from hanging at Mahuli village. Immediately, a police team along with the FSL team rushed to the spot and started their investigation. The FSL team collected scientific evidence from the crime scene.”The SDPO added, “An FIR has been lodged with the Ara Mufassil police station on the statement of the deceased woman’s brother. In the FIR, he has alleged that her husband and her in-laws used to harass her frequently for dowry demands right from 2021 when she was married. He alleged that she was beaten to death and then hanged from a ceiling fan by her in-laws.”“The FIR has been lodged against the deceased woman’s husband, father-in-law, mother-in-law, nanad (husband’s sister) and bhaisur (husband’s elder brother). Two accused have been arrested and raids are underway to nab the remaining three accused persons,” said the SDPO.The body has been sent for post-mortem at Sadar Hospital, Ara.
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