Ludhiana, July 29 -- A murder case has been registered in Ludhiana against a man and four members of his family following a zero FIR lodged in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The case, now transferred to the Meharban police station, pertains to the death of 29-year-old Pratibha Yadav, who was found hanging in her home in Mahavir Enclave, Noorwala Road, on March 18.

Though the initial autopsy report declared the cause of death as suicide, the woman's family alleged foul play and approached police in Azamgarh, their native district, where a murder FIR was registered. That FIR has now been transferred to Ludhiana police for action.

On the basis of the zero FIR, the city police have booked Pratibha's husband Sarvesh Yadav, his mother Chandrawati, ...