Woman dies by suicide amid dowry dispute in Bengaluru
BENGALURU: Ghanavi, 26, who was battling for life after attempting suicide at her husband Surajs house in Vidyaranyapura, died in hospital on Thursday night. Police have taken Suraj and his family members into custody. After her death,Ghanavis relatives gathered near Surajs house and staged a protest. Suraj and his family members tied their dog to the gate to prevent the protesters from entering their house.Ghanavis relatives hadplanned to protest in front of Surajs house bykeeping her body there. However, police persuaded themto take the body to her parents house after postmortem. Suraj, 29, who works with a commerce company, married Ghanavi on October 29. Based on Surajs parents demand, a reception was held at Palace Grounds on November 23. Theythen went to Sri Lanka for honeymoon.They planned a 10-day trip,but returned home on Sunday, within five days. After they returned home, Surajs family asked Ghanavis parents to take her back. Upset, Ghanavi attempted suicide by hanging on Wednesday afternoon. At the time of their wedding, there was no demand for dowry. Later, Surajs family started demanding a house, gold and other valuables from Ghanavis parents. Ghanavi returned to her parents house. After her relatives held a meeting with Surajs parents, Ghanavi returned to her in-laws house. We suspect Suraj could be impotent. He might have fought with her when she questioned him during their Lanka tour, a member of Ghanavis family said. Ramamurthy Nagar police have registered a case of dowry death under Section 80 of BNS.
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