Mamatadevi Das,19, was murdered by her husband, Mahendra Das, father-in-law Manchit Das and mother-in-law Shiva Kumari Das for not fulfilling their demand even two years after marriage.[break]
The incident took place on Friday night and the murderers allegedly slit Mamata´s throat with a sharp weapon and fled.
She had been repeatedly tortured for not bringing the bicycle. However, I had given dowry worth more than Rs. 150,000 including 80,000 in cash, says Mamata´s father Jibacha Das, a resident of Haripur gram in Sitamadhi, India.
This is the third incident of murder that has taken place taking over dowry in Rautahat recently.
On November 20, Rupkant Devi Mandal,21, of Aurya VDC-5 was murder by her in-laws including her husband, who fled after the incident.
Likewise, on November 13, Babita Devi Mahato,20, of Hajamuniya VDC-5 was suffocated to death by her husband and other members of the family.
However, all those involved in the murder are at large. They are being search for, Police Inspector Madhu Kumar Thapa of District Police Office, Rautahat said.
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