Overview

• Rohit Kumar Shaw was arrested on August 8 and charged with murder, mental and physical cruelty, and dowry demand following a complaint by his wife’s father.
• Authorities preserved the scene at the Beleghata home and registered an unnatural death case after 29-year-old Sweta Prasad Shaw was found hanging on August 6.
• Sweta’s family alleges she suffered prolonged torture over dowry demands and gender bias, claiming in-laws beat her with belts and iron rods before staging her hanging.
• Shaw maintains his wife hanged herself after a dispute over a cancelled Meghalaya trip, and neighbours had reported frequent marital arguments.
• Police conducted an autopsy at NRS Medical College and Hospital on August 8 and are awaiting the report to determine the exact cause of death.