Medininagar, Sep 16: A 22-year-old married woman was allegedly beaten to death by her in-laws reportedly for money in Jharkhand's Palamu district, police said on Friday.

The in-laws of the woman are absconding after the incident, police said.

Police took the body in their custody and sent it to the sub-divisional hospital in Hussainabad for post-mortem. The incident occurred at Daruwa village under Hussainabad police station area on Thursday night, said Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Pujya Prakash said. UP Shocker: Man Sodomises Minor Boy, Later Tries To Kill Him in Agra; Arrested.

The deceased was identified as Romi Devi. She was married to Daruwa village resident Sanjit Singh on May 14, 2022, said the deceased's father Birbal Singh.

In a police complaint, Singh alleged that his daughter was tortured by her in-laws for more money. "At the time of marriage, her in-laws had taken Rs 8 lakh as dowry. But, they tortured my daughter seeking more money,” the father alleged.

Romi's husband, her father-in-law Shankar Singh, mother-in-law Parwatiya Devi, one Manish Singh and Puja Devi have been made accused in the case, police said. “All the accused are absconding. Search operation is on,” the SDPO said.

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