Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Man Arrested in Uttar Pradesh Wife’s Alleged Dowry Killing
Police arrested a 25-year-old man named Pramod Kumar.
He is accused of killing his wife.
Police said the alleged killing was connected to dowry harassment.
Dowry is money or valuables demanded from a bride’s family.
The woman’s father, Ram Ghulam, filed a complaint on August 28.
The case was registered in the Mohanlalganj police station area.
Police said they used technical evidence, manual investigation, and intelligence networks to make the arrest.
Officers are still trying to find the other people accused in the case.
Police arrested 25-year-old Pramod Kumar over the alleged murder of his wife.
The arrest took place in the Mohanlalganj police station area of Uttar Pradesh.
The woman’s father, Ram Ghulam, filed a written complaint on August 28.
The complaint alleged that the woman was murdered after being harassed for dowry.
Police registered a case under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 80(2) and 85, along with the Dowry Prohibition Act.
- Who
- Police arrested Pramod Kumar, 25, after a complaint by the woman’s father, Ram Ghulam.
- What
- Kumar was arrested in connection with the alleged dowry-related murder of his wife.
- When
- The complaint was submitted on August 28, and Kumar was arrested on Monday.
- Where
- The case concerns the Mohanlalganj police station area in Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- The complaint alleged that the woman was murdered after being harassed for dowry.
- Accused arrested
- Pramod Kumar, 25
- Complainant
- Ram Ghulam, the woman’s father
- Complaint date
- August 28
- Police station area
- Mohanlalganj, Uttar Pradesh
- Charges cited
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 80(2) and 85, and the Dowry Prohibition Act
- Investigation status
- Police said efforts are underway to locate the remaining accused