A 20-year-old newlywed woman, Pinky Kumari, was found dead, hanging from the roof of her house in Basantpur Patti village, under the Saraiya police station area of Muzaffarpur district, on Thursday night. Police arrived at the scene, recovered the body, and sent it to SKMCH, Muzaffarpur, for post-mortem.

According to the police, Pinky Kumari had married Dilip Paswan in May 2026. At the time of the incident, her husband, Dilip, was out of the state for work. Pinky's maternal family has leveled serious allegations against her in-laws, claiming that shortly after the wedding, Dilip Paswan began demanding an Apache bike, a gold bracelet, and cash. They allege that Pinky was continuously harassed by her in-laws when these demands were not met.

The victim's family has accused her mother-in-law Sumanti Devi, brother-in-law Ritesh Paswan, and Anil Paswan's wife, along with other family members, of murdering Pinky and then hanging her body. They believe this heinous act was committed because their demands for a bike and other items were not fulfilled.

Station House Officer Puni Devendra Kumar stated that the exact cause of Pinky's death would only be known after the post-mortem report is received. He also mentioned that no written application had yet been received from the family. The police assured that appropriate action would be taken as per law once the application is submitted.