Goa, June 21 -- In a horrifying case of dowry-related violence, 25-year-old Tannu Kumar-also known as Tanu Singh or Tannu Rajput-was allegedly murdered by her in-laws and buried in a 10-foot-deep pit outside their home in Roshan Nagar, Faridabad. Originally from Shikohabad in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad district, Tannu had married Arun Singh two years ago. However, her married life was marred by persistent dowry harassment from her husband's family.

The abuse was so severe that Tannu spent most of her first year of marriage at her parental home, only returning after local panchayat intervention. But on the night of April 21-22, 2025, her life took a tragic turn. According to police, she was strangled to death by her father-in-law, Bhoop Si...