Ballia (UP), Jun 5 (PTI) A 24-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at her house in Bansdih town here on Monday, police said.

Nisha Rajbhar, a resident of Pandey ka Pokhara locality, hanged herself with a rope at around 10 am when her children were playing outside the house, they said.

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According to police, Nisha's mother-in-law noticed the woman's body upon returning from outside and raised an alarm.

Nisha and Manish Gond had an inter-caste marriage without the consent of the families in 2018. Manish works in a private company in Haridwar and the couple lived there, police said.

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Manish had returned to Haridwar on March 12, leaving his wife and children in Ballia, police said, adding that prima facie it appears that Nisha committed suicide following a rift with her husband.

However, Nisha's father Harendra Rajbhar has alleged murder for dowry, they said.

The body has been sent for post-mortem and necessary legal action will be taken after getting the report, police said.

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