Overview

• Shilpa Panchangamath, 27, was found dead at her Suddaguntepalya home on August 26, and police say the circumstances are under investigation.
• An FIR cites Section 80(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, naming husband Praveen and his mother Shantavva.
• Relatives allege sustained dowry demands, including ₹15 lakh and 150 grams of gold at marriage and a later ₹5 lakh payment for Praveen’s business.
• Family members accuse the in-laws of body-shaming and report conflicting accounts of the death, saying they were first told of a heart attack and that the body was moved before police arrived.
• Reports say the couple had a young son and that Shilpa was pregnant, while Praveen left a software job to run a panipuri business; forensic and witness inquiries continue.