{"id":31231,"date":"2026-07-05T18:40:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T13:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/newlywed-woman-dies-after-fall-from-third-floor-in-delhi-family-alleges-dowry-harassment-murder-delhi-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T18:40:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T13:10:53","slug":"newlywed-woman-dies-after-fall-from-third-floor-in-delhi-family-alleges-dowry-harassment-murder-delhi-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/newlywed-woman-dies-after-fall-from-third-floor-in-delhi-family-alleges-dowry-harassment-murder-delhi-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Newlywed woman dies after fall from third floor in Delhi; family alleges dowry harassment, murder | Delhi News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132195757,imgsize-97491,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/according-to-police-akriti-got-married-on-april-24-this-year-and-was-working-as-a-sales-executive-at-a-private-company-in-chhatarpur.jpg\" alt=\"Newlywed woman dies after fall from third floor in Delhi; family alleges dowry harassment, murder\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: A 28-year-old newlywed woman died after allegedly falling from the third floor of an NDMC residential complex in Delhi\u2019s Lodhi Colony area. Her family has accused her husband and in-laws of dowry harassment and <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/murder\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">murder<\/a>.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Police in a statement said, &#8220;The deceased, identified as Akriti, a resident of Pushp Vihar, was found critically injured after an alleged fall from the B-Block of NDMC Flats at Palika Kunj on Saturday. She was rushed to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, where doctors declared her brought dead.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>According to police, Akriti got married on April 24 this year and was working as a sales executive at a private company in Chhatarpur.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>&#8220;As the death occurred within seven years of marriage, proceedings have been initiated, and the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) has been informed to conduct the mandatory inquest proceedings,&#8221; the police officer told PTI.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>All aspects of the incident are being verified and an inquiry is underway.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>However, the woman\u2019s family has rejected the possibility of suicide, alleging that her husband and in-laws murdered Akriti over dowry-related demands.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Her younger brother claimed the case is being projected as a suicide to shield those responsible, and described her as the eldest sibling who was responsible and mentally strong.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"sQLTU timeline_pollWrapper_as  \" data-scrollga=\"scroll#poll_view\">\n<div>\n<p>Should there be stricter laws against dowry-related crimes?<\/p>\n<div class=\"iN00Z\">\n<div class=\"eG6Oq\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<div class=\"W30C0\">\n<p>3k+ users shared opinion today<!-- --> <span class=\"vIYbn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>5k+ users already voted today<!-- --> <span class=\"vIYbn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>3k+ users shared opinion today<!-- --> <span class=\"vIYbn\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/polls\/should-there-be-stricter-laws-against-dowry-related-crimes\/pollopinions\/132196465.cms?src=articleshow\" class=\"pd_MH\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Share Opinion<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>The family further alleged that she was subjected to physical assault and harassment by her husband after the marriage.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>They said the marriage was a love-cum-arranged alliance, solemnised barely two-and-a-half months ago, making the circumstances of her death even more suspicious.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>Police said statements of the family members and other witnesses are being recorded, and further investigation is underway.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/><span class=\"em\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">(With agency inputs)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/delhi\/newlywed-woman-dies-after-fall-from-third-floor-in-delhi-family-alleges-dowry-harassment-murder\/articleshow\/132195676.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: A 28-year-old newlywed woman died after allegedly falling from the third floor of an NDMC residential complex in Delhi\u2019s Lodhi Colony area. Her family has accused her husband and in-laws of dowry harassment and murder.Police in a statement said, &#8220;The deceased, identified as Akriti, a resident of Pushp Vihar, was found critically injured [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31232,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-delhi"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31231\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}