Couple arrested for dowry torture

The Shahkot police have arrested a couple accused of torturing their daughter-in-law over dowry demands.

Sub-Inspector Buta Ram revealed that the accused, Pritam Pal and his wife Kulwindar Kaur, both from Kherra village in Ludhiana, were booked after a complaint from Sukhveer Kaur of Punia village. Sukhveer alleged that her in-laws began torturing her after her marriage to Lovpreet Singh, who now resides in Austria. A case has been filed under sections 498-A (torturing woman for dowry) and 406 (breach of trust) of the IPC.

Jalandhar