Mehak’s husband rounded up

Sandeep,who had been on the run since the incident,was traced by Panchkula police and brought to the Sector-14 police station for interrogation. The police,however,refused to reveal where they found him from,stating that it might hamper the investigation process. ACP Dheeraj Setia said that the husband would be interrogated,and a decision would be made whether an arrest was required as of now or not.

Earlier in the day,Mehak’s family members had earlier met Panchkula Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Parul Kush Jain with a written application,complaining that the police had a very slow approach towards solving the case till now.

They also said that despite having sufficient evidence,no arrests were being made. The DCP had assured the family that a speedy investigation would be done and some fruitful results would be available by the evening.

Mehak’s body was found hanging from the fan of her bedroom on August 20 by her in-laws. Her husband who was out of town for work on the day of the incident was untraceable. The victim had returned from her parents’ home in Delhi just a day before she was found dead. Mehak,who got married on April 15,was also found to be nearly four months pregnant.

Though her in-laws have alleged that she had an extra-marital affair and was pregnant before marriage,the victim’s family members claim otherwise.

A case of dowry demand had also been registered against Mehak’s father-in-law and mother-in-law. There had been considerable doubts regarding the cause of death as revealed by the post- mortem reports.