16 April,2018 07:54 PM IST | Shahjahanpur | Mid-day online desk
A woman in Lakhimpur Kheri district was brutally thrashed and hung from a ceiling hook by her husband demanding dowry. Police said that the husband also had recorded a video of the incident and sends it to her parents.
The woman has been brought back to her parent's house here and a case registered against her husband and four others, Circle Officer (CO) Sunil Kumar Shukla said.
The incident took place on Saturday and a complaint was lodged by the woman's father on Sunday, he said. In the video, the husband is seen beating his wife with a belt and threatening to continue the torture till she meets his dowry demand of Rs 50,000, the CO said.
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The case was registered under provisions of the Dowry Prohibition Act and the matter is being investigated, he said.
Edited by mid-day online desk, with inputs from PTI
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