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Karnataka News: A 20-year-old woman was found dead at her home in Belagavi, Karnataka, with police alleging that her husband killed her and hid the body under the bed before leaving the house. The couple, Akash and Sakshi Kambar, had been married for four months.

The NDTV report cited Police as stating that, Akash’s mother discovered Sakshi’s body after returning from her native village. Preliminary inquiry suggests the woman was killed three days earlier. Akash’s phone has remained switched off since the incident and police have launched a search to trace him.

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A case has been registered and the cause of the crime is being investigated. Sakshi’s family has alleged dowry harassment, which is being examined by investigators.

In separate news, Police in Sangli have registered a dowry death case against a man and four of his family members after his 25-year-old wife died at a private hospital in Kolhapur on Monday. The woman had allegedly consumed pesticide on October 2 at her marital home in Islampur, less than a year after her marriage.

According to police, the action was taken based on the woman’s statement before her death and a complaint filed by her mother, who alleged that the husband and in-laws demanded Rs 2 lakh for the mother-in-law’s cancer treatment. They reportedly harassed her for the money and threatened divorce.

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Inspector Sanjay Harugade said the woman, who had married against caste norms, faced continuous pressure from her husband’s family. Her in-laws allegedly disapproved of the intercaste marriage and told her to leave the house. The accused include the husband, his parents, sister and maternal uncle.

According to NCRB’s 2023 report, India recorded 15,489 dowry-related cases and over 6,100 deaths last year, marking a 14 per cent rise from 2022. Karnataka ranked third in the country, after Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, for the highest number of such cases.