Jaipur, Mar 14 (PTI) A 22-year-old married woman drowned in a water tank in a village in Barmer district allegedly due to pressure of dowry, police on Monday said.

Her father, Ladu Ram, lodged a case alleging dowry harassment and murder against her husband, father-in-law, and others, Assistant Sub Inspector Achalaram at Dhorimanna Police Station said.

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He said that the woman had got married three years ago in Bhunia village.

On the basis of the complaint, a case has been registered against the accused under sections 304B (dowry death), 302 (murder), and 498A (cruelty by in-laws) of the Indian Penal Code, and investigation is being done, he said.

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So far no arrest has been made in this case.

The post mortem of the deceased was conducted by a Medical Board, he added.

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