‘Papa, they will kill me’: Newlywed teen calls dad for help, found hanging hours later in UP

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• A 19-year-old woman was found dead in her in-laws' home in Amroha, UP, hours after she reportedly pleaded with her father to rescue her, fearing for her life MEERUT: A 19-year-old newlywed woman was found hanging under suspicious circumstances at her in-laws’ house in Bagadpur Choiya under Adampur police station limits in UP’s Amroha district on Tuesday night, hours after she allegedly called her father, pleaded with him to take her home, and said she feared she would be killed.Pushpendri Devi’s family alleged dowry death, accusing her husband and in-laws of murdering her after harassing her for Rs 10 lakh.Pushpendri married Ompal, a farmer from Khumawali in Gajraula area, on Feb 13 this year.
• Her father, Balbeer Singh, said the family had given dowry as per its capacity at the time of marriage, but Pushpendri’s in-laws were allegedly unhappy and had been demanding more money.Circle officer Pankaj Kumar Tyagi said...