A woman was allegedly burnt to death by her in-laws over dowry demand in Jharkhand's Dhanbad, police said on Saturday.
According to a complaint lodged by the woman's father Friday, he alleged that his daughter was burnt alive by her in-laws when she failed to fulfill their dowry demands.
Police have registered a case against the woman's husband, Station House Officer B P Singh said.
The father and the brother of the man are absconding and search is on to trace them, he said.
Dowry-related deaths in India continue to be a matter of concern. According to a UN report, the available data on dowry-related killings from the National Crime Records Bureau indicate that female dowry deaths account for 40 to 50 per cent of all female homicides recorded annually in India, representing a stable trend over the period 1999 to 2016.
(With PTI inputs)
