Woman dies at in-laws’ house in Lucknow, kin allege dowry death

Kanpur: A 23-year-old married woman from Babupurwa died under suspicious circumstances in Lucknow. Her family members placed the body on the road and staged a protest in Kanpur, demanding justice from CM Yogi Adityanath, on Monday. However, by the time police reached the site they left taking the body for the last rites.

The woman, Mansi Rajput, a resident of Bagahi, was married to Sagar Rajput, of Jhavvaran Kala Fatak, Saadatganj, Lucknow, on Dec 9, 2024. The couple also had a 6-month-old son. On May 30, Mansi was found hanging from a noose at her in-laws’ house.

Her uncle Sunil Kumar filed a complaint accusing her husband and in-laws of dowry death. Kumar stated that Mansi’s family gave cash worth Rs 7 lakh along with other items in wedding but her her husband Sagar, father-in-law Rajesh, brother-in-law Anu, sisters-in-law Barkha and Chandni, and aunt-in-law Asha continued to harass her demanding more dowry. He alleged that Mansi was harassed for not getting an SUV in dowry.

On Saturday, they received news of Mansi’s death. He accused her in-laws of murdering her and then hanging her body from a noose to make the it appear as suicide.

Babupurwa station in-charge Arun Kumar Dwivedi stated that the matter was related to Saadatganj police station in Lucknow. He said the deceased was a resident of his area. The family members staged a protest demanding justice, but before he could reach there, the family had left for the last rites of the body.