Eighteen-year-old Manjula Devi Saha was verbally abused and then severely beaten up for not bringing enough dowry on Wednesday afternoon, reports quoted police as saying.
After falling unconscious through the physical assault, her in-laws had taken her to India for treatment the same evening.
Later they told the police that Manjula had died undergoing treatment in India and cremated there.
After Manjula's parent's filed a case of murder against her husband and in-laws on Thursday morning, police have arrested father-in-law Rajbanshi Saha.
Meanwhile, Manjula's husband and mother-in-law are currently absconding.
Police said they are investigating the case to ascertain whether Manjula had indeed died of the beating.
A serious social stigma, dowry related violence that sometimes even lead to the death of the victims that are often women are widespread among many Madhesi communities in the Terai region
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