In another dowry-linked death, newlywed jumps from fourth floor of Delhi house, family alleges harassment

EVen as Twisha Sharma caseful persist in to seize spot o'er dowry-linked abuse, a 25-year-old woman from New Delhi died by suicide, with the family accusing her husband and in-laws of dowry harassment.The newlywed woman allegedly died by suicide after jumping from the fourth floor of a building in northeast Delhi’s Mustafabad area, police told news agency PTI on Tuesday.The incident took place on Monday. According to police, the woman was immediately taken to a nearby hospital after the fall, where doctors declared her dead.Marriage took place 3 months agoInitial investigation revealed that the woman had married a man of her choice nearly three months ago. However, her family has alleged that the situation inside her matrimonial home changed within weeks of the marriage.Also read | ₹7 lakh claim: What Twisha Sharma's husband told MP SIT before CBI took over probe">Abortion and a ₹7 lakh claim: What Twisha Sharma's husband told MP SIT before CBI took over probeFamily members claimed that around a month after the wedding, the husband and his relatives allegedly began demanding cash and gold. They further alleged that the woman had been facing continuous mental harassment over these demands.Also read | CBI takes over probe in Twisha Sharma dowry death case, re-registers FIR after receiving police filesAccording to the family, the stress caused by the alleged harassment had severely affected her in recent weeks.A police officer confirmed the incident and said legal action is being initiated in the matter. Authorities are currently investigating the allegations made by the woman’s family and examining the circumstances that led to her death.In recent days, several dowry-related deaths have been reported in parts of India.Greater Noida dowry death Police on May 21 arrested two more people in connection with the death of a 24-year-old woman who allegedly fell to her death from the third-floor terrace of her in-laws’ home. The victim’s family had alleged that she was being harassed for dowry and police had earlier arrested the husband and father-in-law from Greater Noida.Delhi dowry death case Delhi court has acquitted a man accused of dowry death and cruelty for the suicide of his wife in 2015, citing a lack of reliable evidence and hostile testimonies from key prosecution witnesses.Chandigarh dowry death caseHarassment over dowry and repeated demands for money allegedly began soon after the marriage of Amandeep Kaur (32), a Chandigarh resident, and Gagandeep Singh Virk in December 2018. According to the FIR, the husband wanted to move from Canada to the United States and sought money from Amandeep and her family to facilitate the move, while she wished to continue living in Canada.(With PTI Inputs)