A 22-year-old girl was allegedly murdered over dowry in Jharkhand’s Palamu district, and her physique was set on fireplace, police mentioned on Sunday (February 15, 2026).

The incident occurred in Dalla village within the Pandu police station space, they mentioned.

The deceased hailed from Sonbhadra in UP and bought married 11 months in the past, they mentioned.

Police mentioned they began an investigation after receiving a criticism from the deceased girl’s father.

In his criticism, the daddy alleged that his daughter was continuously overwhelmed and harassed over dowry because the wedding ceremony.

“On February 13, she was murdered, and her physique was set on fireplace with the intention of concealing proof,” he alleged within the criticism.

SDPO (Vishrampur) Alok Kumar Tutti mentioned bones and different stays of the sufferer have been recovered from a forest close to the village on Saturday.

“A search is underway for the accused individuals. To this point, nobody has been arrested. All members of the in-laws’ household are absconding,” he mentioned.

Pandu police station’s officer-in-charge Vagesh Kumar Ray mentioned a forensic crew has collected the sufferer’s stays.