A school teacher from Dehradun, Shristi Bhandari, recorded a tearful 90-second video moments before her death, alleging months of harassment by her husband’s family and apologising to her mother and sisters. Her family has alleged that she died due to dowry harassment in Dehradun’s Doiwala area, following which police registered a case against her husband, mother-in-law, sister-in-law and other unidentified family members. The FIR was lodged on Thursday under BNS Section 80(2) (dowry death).
In the emotional video, Shristi is seen crying and wiping away tears as she says, “Sorry mummy, main aise ja rahi hoon” (Sorry, I am leaving like this). Further adding, “Everything has become so strange. I have been enduring this for six months. Now I can’t endure it anymore. Their mindset can never change. They keep blaming me for things that happened after our marriage. They call me ‘manhoos, manhoos’ (cursed).”
Dehradun police register dowry death case after family’s complaint
According to the complaint filed by her mother, Seema Bhandari, Shristi married Saurabh Khatri in November last year and had been living with him in Doiwala, around 20 km from Dehradun city. Her family alleged that soon after the marriage, she was subjected to physical and mental harassment over dowry demands.
Based on the complaint, Dehradun police booked her husband Saurabh Khatri, a personal secretary at the Uttarakhand state secretariat, his mother Parvina Devi, sister Charu Khatri and other unidentified family members.
Dehradun investigation focuses on harassment allegations
Circle Officer (Doiwala) Vandana Verma said Shristi was allegedly repeatedly humiliated by her in-laws, who called her “inauspicious” and “unlucky” for the family. “They socially humiliated her, claiming that misfortunes began after her arrival. When her father-in-law died after a prolonged illness, the family blamed her for his death as well,” Verma said.
The Dehradun case has drawn attention after the video surfaced online, with police continuing their investigation into the dowry death allegations made by Shristi’s family.
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Khalid Lateef is a Sub-Editor at NewsX Digital, specializing in Indian politics and global affairs. He also covers viral trending stories and major crime developments.
