SARLAHI, June 12 -- A newlywed bride has been mercilessly beaten up in Sarlahi for not bringing a gas stove and cylinder as dowry. Her husband and family members indiscriminately battered her on dowry-related issues.
Amrita Kumari Saha, 21, daughter of Ramashraya Saha of Samsi Rural Municipality-6 in Mahottari was married to 24-year-old Jog Narayan Saha of Haripurwa Municipality-2 in Sarlahi on last April 26.
The victim said that her husband and other family members ruthlessly thrashed her when she asked for utensils in the course of preparing a meal. She sustained injuries in the incident and her parents got her treated. Police also confirmed that the domestic violence was meted out against her on an issue of dowry.
Her parental home si...