Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Woman Found Dead in Pratapgarh; Husband, In-Laws Booked
A 25-year-old woman named Rohini alias Antima was found dead inside her home in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh.
Police said she was found hanging in a room on Wednesday.
Her father said she had been harassed for dowry after marrying Akash Mishra in February 2025.
He accused her husband and in-laws of killing her and staging the scene as a suicide.
Police registered a dowry-death case against her husband and his parents.
The woman’s body was sent for a post-mortem examination.
Akash Mishra had not been arrested when the report was published.
His parents, Manju and Anirudh Mishra, were arrested.
Rohini alias Antima, 25, was found hanging inside a room in Jamethi village.
Her father alleged that her in-laws harassed her over dowry after her February 2025 marriage.
The complaint alleged that she was killed and hanged to make the death appear suicidal.
Police registered a dowry-death case against her husband and his parents.
Manju and Anirudh Mishra were arrested, while police continued efforts to apprehend Akash Mishra.
- Who
- Rohini alias Antima, her husband Akash Mishra, and his parents Manju and Anirudh Mishra.
- What
- Rohini was found hanging, and police registered a dowry-death case against her husband and in-laws.
- When
- She was found on Wednesday; the report was published on Thursday, October 1.
- Where
- Inside her in-laws’ house in Jamethi village, Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- Her father alleged that she was harassed over dowry and that her death was made to appear as a suicide.
- Deceased
- Rohini alias Antima, 25
- Location
- Jamethi village, Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh
- Marriage
- She married Akash Mishra in February 2025
- Case
- Dowry-death case registered by Kunda police
- Accused
- Akash Mishra, Manju Mishra, and Anirudh Mishra
- Arrests
- Manju and Anirudh Mishra were arrested
- Evidence procedure
- The body was sent for post-mortem examination