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posted by: Pragati Pal
Last updated: Jul 03, 2023 at 3:19pm IST
The body was removed from the well on Sunday evening by police personnel and sent for an autopsy (representative picture / News 18)
Umeshwar Prabhat Singh, the department officer, said the incident occurred in Khamaria locality of Aura district on Sunday when Santoshi Devi, 18, jumped into the well after a dispute with her mother-in-law, Santara Devi.
Police said on Monday that a married woman died by jumping in an argument with her mother-in-law in Uttar Pradesh.
Umeshwar Prabhat Singh, the department officer, said the incident occurred in Khamaria locality of Aura district on Sunday when Santoshi Devi, 18, jumped into the well after a dispute with her mother-in-law, Santara Devi.
Police personnel removed the body from the well on Sunday night and sent for an autopsy.
It appears at first sight to be a case of suicide, police said, adding that the FIR was registered on the basis of a complaint by the victim’s mother, Singora Devi, against the deceased’s husband Santosh Yadav and his mother Santara Devi for allegedly killing her daughter for dowry.
They said that an investigation is underway in this matter.
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