India, Jan. 30 -- Amid uproar over the death of a 27-year-old Delhi Police SWAT commando, her family has claimed that her husband's kin was putting pressure on her for dowry, despite many valuables already being given during the wedding.

Kajal Chaudhary, the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) commando, died on January 27 after days of being allegedly thrashed by her husband Ankur, who was a clerk in the Ministry of Defence and posted in Delhi Cantt.

According to Kajal's father Rakesh, she was being subjected to persistent dowry demands, even during pregnancy. "We gave them a Bullet bike, gold jewellery and cash at the wedding, but they said our son would have got a car (had he married someone else). Later, my daughter even arranged a ca...