22yo woman assaulted for dowry in Pilibhit; 5 of family booked

Pilibhit: A case was registered against five members of a family on Friday for allegedly torturing a 22-year-old woman over additional dowry demands and repeatedly kicking her in the lower abdomen, leading to miscarriage.The woman said in her police complaint that she got married in Bareilly district on April 2, 2025. She alleged that despite adequate dowry being given at the time of marriage, her husband and in-laws began demanding Rs 5 lakh in cash and a motorcycle within days.As per the complaint, her husband, who is engaged in solar panel installation work, sought additional money for business purposes and had earlier borrowed Rs 1 lakh from her father but later refused to return it.Police said that on Jan 13, her husband, his elder brother, parents and maternal grandfather allegedly assaulted her after she expressed inability to meet the fresh demands. She was allegedly kicked repeatedly in the abdomen, suffered excessive bleeding and later miscarried on Jan 19 during treatment. She also alleged that her in-laws tore her mother's clothes when she rushed to their house.SHO Naresh Kumar Tyagi said an FIR has been registered under BNS sections 85 (cruelty by husband or his relatives), 89 (causing miscarriage without the woman's consent), 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), 316(2) (criminal breach of trust), and provisions of the Dowry Prohibition Act.