Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Palwal Police Arrest Three Dowry Case Absconders After 18 Years
Police in Palwal arrested three people in a dowry death case registered in 2008.
Police said the three had been absconding for nearly 18 years.
They were identified as Surender, Kamlesh Devi and Vikramaditya.
All three live in Dholgarh, in Palwal district.
The case began after Mohan Lal complained that his daughter, Veervati, died in suspicious circumstances.
He alleged that her in-laws had harassed her over dowry demands.
Police said the three were declared proclaimed offenders in January 2010.
Another accused, Ram Khiladi, had earlier been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
The three arrested people appeared in court on Wednesday and were sent to judicial custody.
Palwal police arrested three people who had been absconding in a 2008 dowry death case.
The arrested people were identified as Surender, Kamlesh Devi and Vikramaditya, all residents of Dholgarh in Palwal district.
Police said the three were declared proclaimed offenders in January 2010.
The case followed a complaint by Mohan Lal alleging his daughter Veervati died under suspicious circumstances after dowry-related harassment by her in-laws.
The three were arrested on Tuesday, appeared in court on Wednesday and were sent to judicial custody; another accused, Ram Khiladi, had earlier been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
- Who
- Palwal police arrested Surender, Kamlesh Devi and Vikramaditya.
- What
- Three proclaimed offenders were arrested in a 2008 dowry death case.
- When
- The arrests were made on Tuesday; the three appeared in court on Wednesday. No calendar date was specified.
- Where
- The case was registered in Palwal, Haryana; the arrested people are residents of Dholgarh in Palwal district.
- Why
- They were wanted in a case involving allegations that Veervati faced dowry-related harassment before her death under suspicious circumstances.
- Case registered
- 2008
- Arrests
- Tuesday; no calendar date specified
- Arrested
- Surender, Kamlesh Devi and Vikramaditya
- Proclaimed offenders since
- January 2010
- Court appearance
- Wednesday; the three were sent to judicial custody
- Earlier sentence
- Ram Khiladi was sentenced to 10 years in prison
