Woman hanged to death by husband, in-laws over dowry demand

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A woman was hanged to death and later the body set on fire allegedly by her in-laws over dowry demand, police said here today.

The incident took place yesterday at Bitawda village here. The woman, in her mid-20's, was hanged to death by her husband and in-laws in front of her six-year-old son. They later set the body on fire, they said.

Acting on a complaint lodged by the victim's brother, police rushed to the spot and recovered the burnt body and sent it for postmortem. A case has been registered against the in-laws.

Search is on to nab the woman's husband, parents-in-law and sister-in-law who are absconding, police said.