Two get life imprisonment in Guntur’s dowry death case

A special court for crimes against women in Guntur on Wednesday sentenced two persons to life imprisonment in a dowry harassment case that led to the death of a married woman and her young daughter in 2020, District Superintendent of Police Vakul Jindal said in a statement.

According to the prosecution, the victim, daughter of Bachina Vijayalakshmi of J. Pangulur in Prakasam district, got married to Narra Kalyan Chandra on August 3, 2017. Her family reportedly gave 400 grams of gold, a plot of land, agricultural land and ₹1.5 lakh as dowry.

The prosecution said Kalyan Chandra, his father Narra Srimannarayana and his mother Narra Kameswari allegedly subjected the woman to mental and physical harassment and demanded additional dowry.

Unable to bear the alleged harassment, the woman along with her infant daughter committed suicide on 29 August 2020 in Guntur.

The Pattabhipuram police registered a case under Sections 498A and 304B read with Section 34 of the IPC and Sections 3, 4 and 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act on a complaint filed by the victim’s mother.

Fifth Additional District and Sessions Judge G. Deena Babu convicted Narra Kalyan Chandra and Narra Kameswari, sentenced them to life imprisonment and fined them ₹30,000 each. The investigation was led by the then West Sub-Division SDPO K. Supraja, while the prosecution was led by Additional Public Prosecutor Muttineni Subba Rao, Mr. Vakul Jindal said.

Published – 15 Jul 2026 23:40 IST