A 21-year-old married woman died under suspicious circumstances in Jaipur, Rajasthan's Dausa district and her in-laws cremated her without informing her parents. Police gave this information on Friday.
A case has been registered against five people, including victim Sunita Devi's husband, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law and uncle-in-law, under sections 304 B (dowry death) and 498 A (husband or relative). Deputy Superintendent of Police Uday Singh Meena said the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been violated when a woman was subjected to cruelty by her husband.
DSP told that when Sunita's parents reached the spot, a pyre was burning in the field and her in-laws had fled.
"By the time police reached the spot, the woman's body was almost burnt. The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team has collected evidence," he said.
Efforts are being made to arrest the five accused. He said that further investigation is going on.
A case has been registered against five people, including victim Sunita Devi's husband, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law and uncle-in-law, under sections 304 B (dowry death) and 498 A (husband or relative). Deputy Superintendent of Police Uday Singh Meena said the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been violated when a woman was subjected to cruelty by her husband.
DSP told that when Sunita's parents reached the spot, a pyre was burning in the field and her in-laws had fled.
"By the time police reached the spot, the woman's body was almost burnt. The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team has collected evidence," he said.
Efforts are being made to arrest the five accused. He said that further investigation is going on.
