Fed up of dowry harassment, a newly married woman committed suicide in Raipura under Panagar police station. After the revelations in the postmortem investigation, the police registered a case and arrested the accused husband and mother-in-law. City Superintendent of Police Adhartal Rajeshwari Kaurav said that 25-year-old Mahima Kushwaha was married to Ankit Patel, a resident of village Raipura as per Hindu customs in May 2025. Mahima died under suspicious circumstances on September

 

6, 2025. CSP Kaurav informed that Mahima Kushwaha was married to Ankit Patel (Kachhi), resident of village Raipura, police station Panagar, in May 2025 with the mutual consent of both the families. During marriage, when Rs. 20,000 was offered during Lagun ceremony, Ankit Patel returned the Lagun saying that Rs. 50,000 were required as dowry, after much persuasion husband Ankit kept Rs. 20,000.

 

At the time of Dwarchar, when groom Ankit Patel demanded a gold ring, Mahima’s father Rajesh Kushwaha gave 20,000 rupees to him. After marriage, husband Patel and mother-in-law Manju Patel (Kachhi) used to ask for a big fridge, big cooler and Royal Enfield motorcycle in dowry.

 

When their demands were not met, they used to beat her and torture her physically and mentally. Fed up with the continuous physical and mental torture, Mahima committed suicide by consuming poison. Police have registered a case under relevant sections of BNS.