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Delhi Crime Branch Arrests Fugitive in 2019 Mandawali Dowry-Death Case

The proclaimed offender is accused in the 2019 Mandawali dowry death of her sister-in-law.

Overview

  • Kaushalya Devi, 50, was tracked to east Delhi’s Gandhi Nagar using technical surveillance and analysis of multiple call detail records.
  • Police said she eluded capture for more than five years by frequently changing identities and moving through Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
  • She allegedly participated in the strangulation of 25-year-old Neeraj at the victim’s in-laws’ home in December 2019, according to DCP Vikram Singh.
  • A Delhi court declared her a proclaimed offender in March 2023 after co-accused Bhram Singh and Ram Avtar were arrested soon after the incident.
  • The Mandawali case remains under investigation on charges of murder, dowry death and criminal conspiracy.