A 19-year-old woman was strangled to death by her husband,merely 500 yards from a police picket in Sector 56,for failing to meet his dowry demands,at 2 pm on Monday. The victim was identified as Archana,a resident of Fujawas under the Bhondsi police station. Her husband Mohit resides near Chhattarpur in the Capital. Officials at the Sector 56 police station said the couple married two years ago. Archanas elder sister is married to Mohits elder brother. Mohit and his family had demanded two Alto cars and cash in dowry. Archanas family could provide only one car. Police said the couple was returning from Jonapur to Archanas parents house in Fujawas. Mohit stopped the car near the bushes close to the police picket and strangulated his wife with a handkerchief,and later her sarees pallu. After Archana lost consciousness,Mohit took her to AIIMS,where she was declared brought dead. The postmortem report revealed that the cause of death was strangulation. We have arrested Mohit and a case has also been lodged. We are investigating the matter, said a senior police officer of the Sector 56 police station. Police said the victim was constantly harassed for money by her in-laws,and there was constant tension in the family as a result of this.
