Four-Year-Old's Drawing Points to Murder in Alleged Dowry Death Case in Jhansi
A 27-year-old woman’s death, initially reported as a suicide, is now under investigation after her daughter’s account and evidence suggest murder by her husband following years of harassment.
- Sonali Budholia, a 27-year-old woman from Jhansi, was found dead in her home, with her in-laws initially claiming she died by suicide.
- Her four-year-old daughter, Darshita, provided a drawing and testimony alleging that Sonali's husband, Sandeep Budholia, assaulted and killed her before staging the scene as a suicide.
- Sonali's father accused her husband and in-laws of years of dowry-related harassment, including demands for a car despite an initial dowry of ₹20 lakh given at the time of marriage in 2019.
- Police have arrested Sandeep Budholia and are investigating other family members based on allegations of their involvement in the murder and harassment.
- An autopsy is underway, and authorities have filed charges under dowry death and anti-dowry laws while continuing to probe the case.
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