<p>The body of a married woman was found buried in a vacant plot in Greater Noida with dogs nibbling on it Friday, a fortnight after her brother approached police fearing her death by her in-laws over dowry.</p>.<p>Police said they had lodged an FIR on March 15 based on the brother's complaint and are probing the case. However, a police official said the charge of “dowry death” does not stand in cases where marriages outlast seven years.</p>.<p>The body of Sarita (26) was found in Sector 155, Noida, by locals who spotted dogs nibbling on what appeared to be a human body buried shallowly in the ground, a day after intense rains and thunderstorms.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/jharkhand-woman-set-on-fire-for-resisting-rape-attempt-succumbs-to-injuries-1183531.html" target="_blank">Jharkhand: Woman set on fire for resisting rape attempt, succumbs to injuries </a></strong></p>.<p>"When the locals went near, they saw a woman's cloth after which they alerted the local Knowledge Park police station," the official said.</p>.<p>Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Greater Noida) Ashok Kumar Singh said the police immediately reached the spot and the body was exhumed.</p>.<p>“The brother of the deceased had lodged an FIR on March 15 under IPC sections 365 (abduction), 498A (husband or the relative of the husband of a woman, subjects such woman to cruelty) and relevant sections of the Dowry Prohibition Act against her husband and six relatives,” Singh said.</p>.<p>The forensic team has been roped in for investigation, the body has been sent for post-mortem examination to ascertain the cause of the death and further legal proceedings are underway, he said.</p>.<p>“Raids are being conducted to arrest those named in the FIR,” the additional DCP said.</p>.<p>In the FIR, Sarita's brother Narender Bhati, a resident of Tusyana village, has stated that his sister was being tortured and harassed over additional dowry by her husband and in-laws.</p>.<p>He said his family had spent Rs 10 lakh and given a motorcycle to Sarita's husband Joginder when they got married in 2015, but the in-laws taunted her regularly over dowry. He said he had approached the police in March 2021 also but the matter was mediated and brought to a compromise by elders of the community.</p>.<p>In his complaint, Bhati said since March 8, 2023, Sarita's phone was unreachable and when he inquired, her sister-in-law said she had “run away”.</p>.<p>"However, we are sure that my sister has been killed by her in-laws. Hence, I request the police to find her body and take necessary action against the suspects," the brother stated.</p>.<p>On Friday, police said they have included IPC Section 302 (murder) in the case.</p>.<p>No arrest has been made in the matter so far but efforts are underway to nab the accused, police added.</p>
<p>The body of a married woman was found buried in a vacant plot in Greater Noida with dogs nibbling on it Friday, a fortnight after her brother approached police fearing her death by her in-laws over dowry.</p>.<p>Police said they had lodged an FIR on March 15 based on the brother's complaint and are probing the case. However, a police official said the charge of “dowry death” does not stand in cases where marriages outlast seven years.</p>.<p>The body of Sarita (26) was found in Sector 155, Noida, by locals who spotted dogs nibbling on what appeared to be a human body buried shallowly in the ground, a day after intense rains and thunderstorms.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/jharkhand-woman-set-on-fire-for-resisting-rape-attempt-succumbs-to-injuries-1183531.html" target="_blank">Jharkhand: Woman set on fire for resisting rape attempt, succumbs to injuries </a></strong></p>.<p>"When the locals went near, they saw a woman's cloth after which they alerted the local Knowledge Park police station," the official said.</p>.<p>Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Greater Noida) Ashok Kumar Singh said the police immediately reached the spot and the body was exhumed.</p>.<p>“The brother of the deceased had lodged an FIR on March 15 under IPC sections 365 (abduction), 498A (husband or the relative of the husband of a woman, subjects such woman to cruelty) and relevant sections of the Dowry Prohibition Act against her husband and six relatives,” Singh said.</p>.<p>The forensic team has been roped in for investigation, the body has been sent for post-mortem examination to ascertain the cause of the death and further legal proceedings are underway, he said.</p>.<p>“Raids are being conducted to arrest those named in the FIR,” the additional DCP said.</p>.<p>In the FIR, Sarita's brother Narender Bhati, a resident of Tusyana village, has stated that his sister was being tortured and harassed over additional dowry by her husband and in-laws.</p>.<p>He said his family had spent Rs 10 lakh and given a motorcycle to Sarita's husband Joginder when they got married in 2015, but the in-laws taunted her regularly over dowry. He said he had approached the police in March 2021 also but the matter was mediated and brought to a compromise by elders of the community.</p>.<p>In his complaint, Bhati said since March 8, 2023, Sarita's phone was unreachable and when he inquired, her sister-in-law said she had “run away”.</p>.<p>"However, we are sure that my sister has been killed by her in-laws. Hence, I request the police to find her body and take necessary action against the suspects," the brother stated.</p>.<p>On Friday, police said they have included IPC Section 302 (murder) in the case.</p>.<p>No arrest has been made in the matter so far but efforts are underway to nab the accused, police added.</p>