Woman harassed over dowry kills self and son

After being harassed for dowry, a 22-year-old woman named Fatima killed her 14-month-old son and then hanged herself at her home in Badaun in Uttar Pradesh. The woman's husband has been taken into custody.

Badaun (Uttar Pradesh): A 22-year-old woman allegedly killed her 14-month-old son and then hanged herself at her home after being harassed over dowry, police said on Monday.

The incident took place in the Dataganj Kotwali area on Sunday night, Superintendent of Police (SP), City, Praveen Singh Chauhan said.

According to a complaint lodged by the father of the woman, identified only as Fatima, her in-laws had been harassing her for dowry and on Sunday afternoon, they also beat her up, the SP said.

An FIR was lodged and the woman's husband has been taken into custody, Chauhan said.

Further investigations are underway, he added.

(PTI report)