Dhaka, March 16 -- A newlywed woman in Feni died at Chattogram Medical College Hospital on Saturday, days after allegedly being tortured by her in-laws over dowry.

The victim, Marjan Akhter Jhumur, 18, was married to expatriate Saidur Rahman on December 8 last year.

Her family members said within days of moving into her husband's house on February 27, her in-laws began pressuring her for Tk 0.30 million and five tolas of gold, reports UNB.

On March 4, after a dispute over the demands, her husband, father-in-law Sahab Uddin, and mother-in-law Bibi Hajera beat her up, they alleged.

Critically injured Jhumur was first taken to Feni General Hospital and later shifted to Chattogram Medical College Hospital.

Jhumur's mother, Farida Akhter,...