Jhansi Married woman Sonali's murder mystery was revealed by her 4 year old innocent daughter drawing a picture on paper with a pen. However, husband Sandeep misled the family by saying that it was a suicide. Postmortem has been done. All in-laws including husband are absconding

The incident took place in the ShivParivarColony area of Jhansi's Kotwali region. According to the woman's family, she had married Sandeep Budholia, a resident of Jhansi, in 2019. Sanjeev Tripathi, the woman's father, claimed that his family provided Rs 20 lakh in cash and other gifts as dowry. However, soon after the marriage, the victim's husband and his family began demanding a car as additional dowry. When the demand was not met, they allegedly began physically and mentally torturing her. Sanjeev Tripathi filed a complaint with the police, but the matter was resolved after a compromise. "On the wedding day, I gave them Rs 20 lakh in cash as dowry, but soon after, Sandeep and his family started demanding a car. I told them I couldn't afford it, and that's when the abuse started. I even filed a police complaint, but we later reached a compromise," he said The couple later had a daughter, but the family continued to face issues. The woman's in-laws taunted her for not giving birth to a son. "When she gave birth to a daughter, they taunted her for not having a son. After her delivery, they left her at the hospital, but I paid the bills and brought her home," he added. The woman's daughter also provided a statement, and drew a sketch describing what she had witnessed. "Papa hit mumma, then papa hanged her. He hit her on the head with a stone and then put her in a sack and threw her away," she said. "The day before, papa had tried to scare mumma. I told him, 'If you hit my mumma, I will break your hands'. He used to beat her so she would die, and he would do the same to me." The police have launched an investigation into the matter and sent the woman's body for autopsy. The husband was arrested following a manhunt. A search for the other accused is on. A senior police official said, "A case has been registered and the accused husband of the deceased has been arrested. During interrogation, the accused told that the two used to quarrel often." Source : https://www.indiatv.in/uttar-pradesh/papa-killed-mummy-hanged-body-four-year-old-girl-drawing-her-murder-in-jhansi-2025-02-18-1114094