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New Delhi, October 29
The UP Police have arrested a man in Kanpur for allegedly harassing his wife for dowry after she was found dead at her residence.
The accused was identified as Sanjeev Gupta, who works in a private firm. His wife, Shobhita Gupta got married to him five years ago.
A purported video of the woman trying to hang herself from the fan’s ceiling went viral on social media. The police said the video was shot by her husband two hours before she allegedly died by suicide.
According to the police, Sanjeev and his wife had an argument over a family issue. Irked by it, Shobhita went inside her room and attempted to hang herself from a ceiling fan. Sanjeev, who was then present in the room, started shooting the incident from his cellphone.
As per Sanjeev, he had threatened to send this video to her parents and tell them about the nuisance she has been making. However, around two hours later, Sanjeev and Shobhita again argued over some issue on the terrace. When he came downstairs, he saw Shobhita hanging from a ceiling fan in a room.
She was rushed to the hospital where doctors declared her dead on arrival.
The woman’s father lodged a complaint stating Sanjeev made a video of his daughter and later he got information about her death. He also alleged that Sanjeev and his family members used to harass his daughter for dowry.
The police have registered a case of dowry death among other sections of the IPC.
