New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- A woman from Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur contracted HIV allegedly because her in-laws injected her with an HIV-infected syringe as she did not meet their dowry demands.

Sharing details with news agency PTI, Station House Officer (SHO) Rojant Tyagi said the woman's father told police his daughter got married to Abhishek of Uttarakhand's Haridwar on February 15, 2023.

"The father told us he gave cash, jewellery, and a car dowry beyond the means, but the daughter's in-laws were dissatisfied and demanded a bigger car and an additional Rs.25 lakh," SHO Tyagi said citing the man's complaint.

"When the demand was not met, Abhishek's family allegedly harassed Sonal mentally and physically before throwing her out of the hou...