Attempt to tear woman apart for dowry in Aurangabad

A husband and in-laws of a woman allegedly tried to tear her into two by pulling her legs apart, police said. The in-laws and the husband have been booked and the woman is hospitalised.

The incident took place in Haarashangar locality of the city yesterday night. City Chowk police said that Shabana Fatima, resident of Rahemaniya Colony was married to Shaikh Abbas two years ago. She was consistently tortured as she could not bring cash of Rs20,000 demanded as dowry by her husband and in-laws.

While she was fast asleep in her house, her husband, mother-in-law and sister-in-law started pulling her legs apart for tearing her into two pieces.

She screamed and the neighbours came to her rescue. She had been admitted to the government medical college and hospital and a case is registered with the City Chowk police.