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'Sorry mummy, I am leaving like this': Dehradun woman's last video before death over 'dowry harassment'

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'Sorry mummy, I am leaving like this': Dehradun woman's last video before death over 'dowry harassment'
The video recorded moments before Shristi Bhandari's death is 90 seconds long.
90 seconds · video length
Shristi Bhandari said she had endured emotional distress for six months before her death.
6 months · duration of distress Shristi Bhandari, school teacher
Police registered an FIR under BNS Section 80(2) (dowry death) against Shristi Bhandari's husband Saurabh Khatri, his mother Parvina Devi, sister Charu Khatri, and other unidentified family members on Thursday.
police, law enforcement
Shristi Bhandari married Saurabh Khatri in November last year.
1 marriage · marriage
Shristi Bhandari and her husband lived in Doiwala, which is about 20 km from Dehradun city.
20 km · distance to Dehradun
The father-in-law of Shristi Bhandari died after a prolonged illness, and the family blamed her for his death.
Circle officer Vandana Verma, Circle officer
The in-laws repeatedly humiliated Shristi Bhandari, calling her "inauspicious" and "unlucky".
Circle officer Vandana Verma, Circle officer

DEHRADUN: In a disturbing video recorded moments before her death, school teacher Shristi Bhandari expressed her anguish over the alleged harassment by her husband's family, saying their mindset would never change and apologising to her mother and sisters.In the 90-second video, Shristi is seen crying and wiping her tears as she says, "Sorry mummy, main aise ja rahi hoon" (Sorry, I am leaving like this).

She also spoke about the emotional distress she had allegedly endured for six months and said she could no longer bear it."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)," she says in the video.Shristi’s family alleged that she died due to dowry harassment in Dehradun’s Doiwala area. They accused her husband and in-laws of harassing her over dowry demands.Based on a complaint filed by her mother, Seema Bhandari, police on Thursday registered an FIR under BNS Section 80(2) (dowry death) against Shristi’s husband Saurabh Khatri, a personal secretary at the Uttarakhand state secretariat, his mother Parvina Devi, sister Charu Khatri and other unidentified family members.According to the complaint, 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 by her husband and in-laws over dowry demands.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.Stay updated with the latest Dehradun news. Download the TOI App.

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