Woman hanged to death by husband,in-laws over dowry demand

A woman was hanged to death and later the body set on fire allegedly by her in-laws over dowry demand,police said on Saturday.

The incident took place on Friday at Bitawda village. The woman,in her mid-20’s,was hanged to death by her husband and in-laws in front of her six-year-old son. They later set the body on fire,they said.

Acting on a complaint lodged by the victim’s brother,police rushed to the spot and recovered the burnt body and sent it for postmortem. A case has been registered against the in-laws.

Search is on to nab the woman’s husband,parents-in-law and sister-in-law who are absconding,police said.