Rajasthan: 3 Sisters, 2 Children Found Dead In A Well, Family Suspects Dowry Death

Of the three women who were found dead inside a well in Jaipur's Dudu town, two of them were pregnant at the time of death.

New Delhi: Three women of the same family were found dead inside a well in Jaipur’s Dudu town on Saturday, said the officials, reported news agency ANI. The three sisters who were reported missing for three days had run from their in-law’s family after an argument, the officials added. 

“Bodies of 3 women of the same family were found in a well in Jaipur district's Dudu town. Three sisters ran away from their in-law's house after an argument broke out b/w the family. They were reported missing for 3 days, investigation underway,” said ASP Dinesh Kumar Sharma, quoted by the news agency. 

Along with the three sisters, two of their children were also found dead inside the well, one of them was four years old while the other was less than a month old, reported the Indian Express. The three women were identified as Kalu Meena (25), Mamta Meena (23), and Kamlesh Meena (20). 

Quoting family members, the news publication reported that the three women were married to three brothers from a family and added that two of the sisters were pregnant at the time of death. 

According to the police, a case has been registered against the husbands and in-laws of the women on grounds of offences including cruelty by husband or his family. As per the FIR by the father of the three sisters, they were harassed by her in-laws for dowry. 

The FIR further states that the youngest of the three sisters, Kamlesh had called on the morning of May 25 telling her father that they were being beaten up by their husbands and other relatives, and feared for their lives, stated the Indian Express report.   

“When I reached Dudu and asked the in-laws, five-seven people and the in-laws started abusing me and told me that ‘they have died, we don’t know anything, go away or you will also die’… Eldest daughter Kalu has two sons, one is four while the other is 22 days old, Mamta and Kamlesh are 8-9 months pregnant. I fear that they killed my three daughters and two grandchildren in a pre-planned way and made them disappear,” stated the FIR.