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Hyderabad Techie Found Dead Weeks After Wedding as Husband Is Held in Dowry Probe

Police are examining claims of extra dowry demands and pressure to fund the husband's start-up.

Overview

  • Police in Miyapur said a 26-year-old software engineer was found hanging in her apartment, and they suspect suicide.
  • The husband told police he discovered her in the flat, and officers registered a case based on a complaint from her family.
  • Relatives alleged the husband demanded more dowry and pushed them to invest in his start-up, which police are now probing.
  • The couple met on social media in 2020, lived together for years, and married in February before moving to the Miyapur apartment.
  • Officers took the husband, identified as Neeraj Bansal of Madhya Pradesh, into custody and sent the body for postmortem as the investigation continues.