Police constable’s wife found dead; dowry harassment case registered

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The woman of a constabulary constable attached to the HAL Police Station was recovered dormant pursuing prolonged harassment linked to dowry demands and home abuse, the constabulary said connected Friday.

The unfortunate has been identified arsenic Lakshmi Priya, 26. She was joined to Rajesh Aaradhya successful Mysuru connected May 11, 2023..

Rajesh Aaradhya is serving arsenic a constabulary constable astatine the HAL Police Station.

According to the ailment filed by Lakshmi Priya’s family, she was allegedly subjected to continuous intelligence and carnal harassment by her hubby Aaradhya and his parents, Palaksharadhya and Bhagyamma.

The complainant alleged that the accused repeatedly pressured and tortured Lakshmi Priya, causing terrible affectional distress. The constabulary said Priya had precocious fixed commencement to a babe miss and had stayed astatine her parental location for astir six months station delivery.

On Friday astatine astir 2.31 p.m., Priya reportedly sent her mobile telephone password to her younger sister Jayashree done WhatsApp.

Soon after, household members attempted to interaction her, but she allegedly did not respond to their calls.

When the complainant aboriginal contacted Aaradhya, helium informed them that Priya had died.

The investigators fishy that an statement betwixt the mates connected the time of the incidental whitethorn person driven the unfortunate to instrumentality the utmost step. The constabulary besides stated that nary grounds of dowry-related harassment has surfaced truthful far, and they fishy the termination whitethorn person stemmed from an ongoing household dispute.

Based connected the complaint, the constabulary registered a lawsuit nether Sections 80(2), 85 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), on with Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

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Published - May 23, 2026 10:59 p.m. IST

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