Overview
- A 28‑year‑old newlywed, Akriti Sutar, was found critically injured after an alleged fall at the NDMC Flats in Lodhi Colony and was declared brought dead at AIIMS on July 4.
- Her family says she faced sustained dowry harassment and physical abuse and rejects suicide, alleging demands that ranged from cash to gold and household appliances.
- Delhi Police registered a dowry‑death FIR, arrested her husband Arastu Sikka, and named the husband’s sister in some complaints as the probe advanced on July 5–6.
- Investigators are examining CCTV footage, call detail records and Akriti’s phone, including Google searches about falls and ways to die, but say no conclusive evidence of external foul play has emerged so far.
- The case has triggered mandatory inquest proceedings and will hinge on forensic, digital and witness evidence, highlighting the legal and evidentiary challenges in dowry‑death prosecutions.