Pratapgarh Police Arrest Akash Mishra in Alleged Dowry Death Case

Police in Pratapgarh have arrested 28-year-old Akash Mishra, who was wanted in a dowry death case. The Kundha police station team arrested him near the gate of the Karenti railway crossing, acting on information received from an informer.

According to the police, Akash Mishra had married a young woman from Malaka Tara Jamethi in February 2025. On 30 September 2026, the woman’s body was found hanging from a ceiling hook in a room of the house, with the help of a sari.

The woman’s family had expressed suspicion that her husband Akash Mishra, mother-in-law Manju Mishra and father-in-law Aniruddh Kumar Mishra alias Anshu Mishra had harassed her over a demand for dowry. The family had also suspected that she was murdered and that her body was later hanged.

A case was registered at Kundha police station under Case Crime No. 377/2026. The case was filed under Sections 85/80(2) of the BNS and Sections 3/4 of the DP Act.

The police said that two wanted accused/accused women in the case had already been arrested and sent to jail earlier. The arrest of Akash Mishra was carried out as part of a campaign being conducted under the direction of Superintendent of Police Deepak Bhukar.

The operation was conducted under the supervision of Additional Superintendent of Police (West) Brijnandan Rai and Circle Officer Kundha Shiv Narayan Vais. Acting Inspector Arvind Kumar Singh led the police team that arrested the accused after receiving information from an informer.

The police identified the arrested accused as Akash Mishra, a resident of Malaka Tara Jamethi, and said that his age is about 28 years.

The police team included Acting Inspector Arvind Kumar Singh, Constable Ashutosh Yadav, Reserve Constable Dilip Yadav, Reserve Woman Constable Preeti Kumari, Woman Constable Bandana Yadav and Driver Constable Abhimanyu Singh.