- By Surarika Das
- Fri, 22 May 2026 04:53 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
As dowry-related deaths continue to rise, another woman from Delhi's Inderpuri died under suspicious circumstances. The in-laws said that the woman died after falling from the terrace.
The matter gained attention as the deceased woman, identified as Veena Kumari (28), minutes before her death, called her sister and said, "Didi, mujhe bacha lo, ye mujhe bahut maar rahe hain. Me bachugi nahi... mujhe jaan se maar denge ye (Please save me, sister). They are beating me. I won't survive this... they are going to kill me," she said.
Veena also asked her sister to take custody of her six-month-old son after she was gone. Nearly seven minutes later, her husband, Raju Kumar, called his sister-in-law and said that Kumari had fallen off the three-story building and died.
Reena, the sister, left for Veena's matrimonial home. Seven minutes later, at 10:02 pm, Reena received a call from Veena's brother-in-law, who said, "Bhabhi chhat se gir gayi" (She fell from the terrace.)
Veena married Raju about three years ago, and the couple shifted from Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal to Delhi soon after in mid-2023. The two had a six-month-old boy.
According to Veena's family, Raju and his brother would repeatedly make remarks about what kind of gifts her family gave at their wedding. At times, Raju would say, 'tere se achi le aata' (I would have gotten a better wife than you).
Humiliation And Assaults
Rajkumar, who got married on April 25, would compare the gifts of his marriage with those of Raju's. Veena brought along with her what his wife's family gave and said, 'Your father gave a 32-inch TV, while my wife got a 46-inch TV along with a motorbike. Both brothers would beat her up. Once they slapped her so hard that her eardrum was ruptured," NDTV quoted the brother as saying.
Veena's brother alleged that her in-laws were not satisfied with the dowry and wanted a Royal Enfield Bullet. He alleged that Veena stopped them from filing a complaint.
Veena's father-in-law, Jaipal, denied all claims and alleged that all couples fight with each other. "We did not ask for even a single spoon," Jaipal said, rejecting dowry harassment claims. He added that they let the couple move to Delhi for a better life.
Investigations Underway
Sharad Bhaskar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (West), said that a PCR call was received on Monday, reporting that a woman had fallen from a building. She was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she was declared dead.
A case of dowry death has been registered, and Raju and Rajkumar have been arrested. Veena's body was handed over to her family on Wednesday after a post-mortem examination at the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital.