28-year-old woman burnt to death for dowry in Captanganj

A 28-year-old woman was allegedly burnt to death for dowry in Raipur's Khurasin village in Captanganj on Tuesday, police said.  According to locals, the woman identified as Asha Devi, was seen running out of her in-law's house with burn injuries and then jumping in a pond, where her body was later found, they said.

Father and brother of the deceased, who reached the village after the incident, have lodged a dowry harassment complaint against the absconding in-laws, police said.  The victim's family members also claimed that the dispute over dowry demands by Asha Devi's in-laws was an old one and a complaint was earlier lodged, but a compromise was later reached with police intervention.