Nails, hair ripped out, 22-year-old thrown on railway tracks for dowry

In a shocking case, a 22-year-old was mercilessly tortured by her husband and in-laws and left to die on railway tracks, allegedly for dowry demands, in Bihar's Gopalganj district.

The victim was thrashed by her husband, who with the help of his family used heated rods to torture her. The accused and ripped off her nails, pulled out her hair and when the victim lost consciousness, they threw her on railways tracks.

After gaining consciousness, the victim sought help from others and was rushed to a nearby hospital.

The woman was in critical condition. According to doctors, the woman was grievously wounded and was injured in seven places, and suffered burns in several parts of her body.

The woman said that her husband demanded Rs 2 lakh and bike for dowry, for which he was pressurising her for a while. When the money was not given to him, he along with his family started to torture the woman.