UP man, parents get life term in dowry death case

Gonda (UP), Nov 25 (PTI) A local court here awarded life imprisonment to a man and his parents in a case of dowry death.

The court convicted Durgesh Pandey, his father Malik Ram Pandey and his mother Prabhawati Pandey on Thursday and slapped a fine of Rs 12,000 each.

District Government Counsel Vinay Kumar Singh said Reena was found hanging at her home in April 2016.

The father of the deceased lodged a case of dowry death against the accused, he said, adding police in its investigation found that Reena was hanged after being murdered by her in-laws and filed chargesheet against the accused. PTI COR CDN NB NB