Police Probe Death of Newly Married 21-Year-Old in UP Village
Police say the autopsy will decide the next steps under rules for deaths early in marriage.
Overview
- Her body was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her home in Madhopur Bujurg in the Tamkuhiraj police area and was sent for post-mortem.
- Investigators have opened an inquiry to determine how the death occurred and whether any crime took place.
- Circle Officer Jayant Kumar said any legal action will depend on the post-mortem report.
- Police identified the deceased as Ranju Devi, 21, originally from Bathua Bazar in Bihar and married about a year to Nitesh Giri.
- Under Indian law, suspicious deaths of women within seven years of marriage often prompt probes into dowry or domestic abuse, and police are expected to question relatives and neighbors.