Bengaluru Techie Found Hanging, Husband Arrested for Dowry Torture: In-Laws ‘Abused, Body Shamed’ Her

Another dowry death? What we know about the pregnant techie found dead in Bengaluru house

Bengaluru dowry case: Shilpa Panchangamath, a 27-year-old former techie, was found dead at her home following alleged dowry harassment by her husband, Praveen. The couple, who married in 2022, had a two-year-old son, and Shilpa was pregnant with their second child at the time of her death. The case comes just days after Nikki Bhati's dowry case from Greater Noida made headlines

Another dowry death in India: Bengaluru techie dies by suicide, husband arrested

The parents have filed a police complaint

Bengaluru techie dies by suicide; parents allege dowry harassment

"A 27-year-old techie, Shilpa, was found hanging at her home in South Bengaluru's Suddaguntepalya. Her parents have filed a police complaint stating that she died by suicide, allegedly because she was constantly harassed for dowry by her in-laws. The deceased woman's husband, Praveen, has been arrested," police said.

Bengaluru techie found hanging, husband arrested for dowry torture: In-laws ‘abused, body shamed’ her

Bengaluru dowry harrasment: Shilpa's husband Praveen had reportedly quit his software job to sell panipuri.

Pregnant Bengaluru techie found hanging at home, family alleges dowry harassment

The victim, Shilpa, who had previously worked with IT giant Infosys, had been married to Praveen for about two-and-a-half years. The couple has a one-and-a-half-year-old child.

Pregnant techie found dead in Bengaluru, husband arrested for dowry harassment

Techie turned panipuri vendor arrested for wife's suspicious death amid dowry harassment allegations in Bengaluru.