Archive · 15 Sep 2026
Jharkhand Woman Found Hanging; Husband Arrested Over Dowry Allegations
An 18-year-old woman named Nehanshi Kumari was found hanging in her husband’s family home in Jharkhand.
This happened on Monday evening.
Her mother told police that Nehanshi had been harassed for dowry after marrying five months earlier.
Dowry means money or gifts demanded from a bride’s family.
The complaint says the family demanded cash, a motorcycle and jewelry.
It also alleges that Nehanshi was beaten and then hanged.
Police arrested her husband, Ravi Prasad.
Five other relatives named in the complaint are still being sought.
Police are investigating what happened, and the allegations have not yet been proven in court.
Eighteen-year-old Nehanshi Kumari was found hanging inside her in-laws’ home in Narkhoriya village on Monday evening.
Police arrested her 25-year-old husband, Ravi Prasad, after her mother filed a complaint against six family members.
The complaint alleged that Nehanshi was harassed over demands for Rs 5 lakh, a motorcycle, gold chain and ring.
Her mother alleged that Nehanshi was beaten and then hanged after her family could not meet the demands.
Police registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Dowry Prohibition Act; five accused relatives remain absconding.
- Who
- Nehanshi Kumari, her husband Ravi Prasad, and five other members of his family named in her mother’s complaint.
- What
- Nehanshi was found hanging, and her husband was arrested over allegations of dowry-related harassment and murder.
- When
- She was found on Monday evening; her body was handed to her parents after a post-mortem on Tuesday.
- Where
- Inside her in-laws’ house in Narkhoriya village, within the Nagar Untari police station area of Garhwa district, Jharkhand.
- Why
- Her mother alleged that the in-laws demanded Rs 5 lakh, a motorcycle, a gold chain and a ring, and that Nehanshi was beaten after the demands were not met.
- Deceased
- Nehanshi Kumari, 18
- Husband arrested
- Ravi Prasad, 25
- Marriage duration
- Five months
- Alleged dowry demands
- Rs 5 lakh, a motorcycle, a gold chain and a ring
- Location
- Narkhoriya village, Nagar Untari police station area, Garhwa district, Jharkhand
- Legal action
- Case registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Dowry Prohibition Act
- Investigation status
- Five other accused relatives were reported absconding; further investigation is underway