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Uttar Pradesh: On Tuesday, an official said that a woman was allegedly beaten to death in Greater Noida by her husband and his in-laws for being unable to meet their dowry demands that included a Toyota Fortuner and Rs 21 lakh cash. The victim was identified as Karishma.
Karishma got married to Vikas in December 2022 and the couple lived in Kheda Chauganpur village under the Ecotech 3 police station area. In his complaint to the police, the brother of Karishma, Deepak alleged that she called her family on Friday and informed them that her husband Vikas along with his parents and siblings had beaten her.
He added that when they reached the house to check on her, they found her dead. According to the victim’s brother, her family gave gold worth Rs 11 lakh as well as an SUV to the groom’s family at the time of the wedding. He alleged that however, Vikas’ family kept demanding more dowry over the years and physically and mentally abused her.
He said that the abuse worsened when Karishma gave birth to a girl and the two families tried to resolve their differences through several panchayat meetings in Vikas’ village. Deepak alleged that Karishma’s family gave his family another Rs 10 lakh, but the abuse did not stop. Vikas’ family recently made a new demand for a Fortuner car and another Rs 21 lakh from Karishma.
A police spokesperson said,”On March 29, we received information that the accused had demanded additional dowry from the complainant’s sister and when the demand was not met, Karishma was tortured and beaten to death”. He added,”A case of murder for dowry has been registered against Vikas, his father Sompal Bhati, his mother Rakesh, sister Rinki and brothers Sunil and Anil.”
The official said that as part of the investigation into the case, the accused husband Vikas Bhati alias Bittu and his father Sompal Bhati were arrested by the local police on March 31 from the service road in Ecotech 3 area. The two were later produced in court, from where they were sent to judicial custody, the police said. Efforts are on to arrest other accused in the case.
