UP: Four of family get life term in dowry death case

The judge imposed a fine of Rs 85,000 on each convict, government advocate Kuldeep Singh said.On September 28, 2016, Amresh Kumar Tiwari, a resident of Balrampur City, filed a complaint stating that his daughter Sunita was burnt alive by her in-laws for dowry.According to the complaint, Sunitas in-laws burnt her alive by pouring petrol on her when their demands were not fulfilled, Singh said.

A local court here sentenced four members of a family to life imprisonment in the case of dowry death.

District Judge Anil Kumar Jha on Thursday convicted the victim's father-in-law Jag Prasad Mishra, mother-in-law Radha Mishra, brother-in-law Durgesh Mishra and sister-in-law Neetu Mishra. The judge imposed a fine of Rs 85,000 on each convict, government advocate Kuldeep Singh said.

On September 28, 2016, Amresh Kumar Tiwari, a resident of Balrampur City, filed a complaint stating that his daughter Sunita was burnt alive by her in-laws for dowry.

According to the complaint, Sunita's in-laws burnt her alive by pouring petrol on her when their demands were not fulfilled, Singh said. After investigation, police filed a chargesheet against the in-laws, he added.

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