Lucknow, Aug. 6 -- A 32-year-old woman, Madhu Singh, who married Merchant Navy officer Anurag Singh five months ago, was discovered dead in her home earlier this week. While Anurag claims his wife took her own life, Madhu's family insists he had been torturing her over dowry demands and ultimately killed her. A post-mortem confirmed she died by hanging, and police have arrested Anurag, who is now being questioned as investigators probe the circumstances of her death.

Madhu and Anurag wed on February 25 after meeting on a matrimonial website. According to Madhu's father, Fateh Bahadur Singh, Anurag insisted on a Rs.15 lakh dowry despite the family's ability to raise only Rs.5 lakh. WhatsApp messages shared by the family show Anurag refusi...