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Woman Found Dead in UP's Pratapgarh; Husband, In-Laws Booked for Dowry Death
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News18•01-10-2026, 11:30
Woman Found Dead in UP's Pratapgarh; Husband, In-Laws Booked for Dowry Death
- •A 25-year-old woman, Rohini alias Antima, was found hanging in her home in Jamethi village, Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh.
- •Her father, Ganga Sagar Mishra, alleged that his daughter was harassed for dowry by her husband and in-laws since her marriage in February 2025.
- •Mishra claimed the accused killed his daughter and staged it as a suicide after dowry demands were not met.
- •Police have registered a case of dowry death against the husband, Akash Mishra, and his parents, Manju Mishra and Anirudh Mishra.
- •Manju and Anirudh Mishra have been arrested, while efforts are ongoing to apprehend Akash Mishra.
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A case was registered after 25-year-old Rohini alias Antima was found hanging inside a room at her husband's house in Jamethi village. Her father alleged that she was harassed over dowry demands and killed by her in-laws to make it look like a suicide.
Police have arrested the victim's mother-in-law, Manju Mishra, and father-in-law, Anirudh Mishra, while efforts are actively underway to apprehend her husband, Akash Mishra.
Rohini alias Antima and Akash Mishra were married in February 2025, according to the complaint filed by the victim's father, Ganga Sagar Mishra.
