New Delhi: A 27-year-old SWAT commando of the Delhi Police, who was four months pregnant, died after her husband brutally assaulted her and hit her on the head with a heavy dumbbell.

Kajal Chaudhary was assaulted by her husband Ankur, a clerk in the Ministry of Defence, on January 22 as frequent arguments over financial matters escalated. She was admitted to a hospital with serious head injuries and died during treatment on Tuesday.

Kajal was undergoing treatment at Yashoda Hospital in Nehru Nagar, where she succumbed to her injuries on Tuesday.

Brother Witnessed Assault Over Phone Call

Chaudhary’s brother Nikhil, a constable at the Parliament Street police station said his sister had called him on the day she was attacked. He said that while he was on the phone with his sister, Ankur began hitting her with the dumbbell. Minutes later, Ankur bluntly informed him of the assault over the phone. Kajal was undergoing treatment at Yashoda Hospital in Nehru Nagar, where she succumbed to her injuries on Tuesday. The couple have a one-and-a-half-year-old son.

Allegations of Dowry Harassment Surface

Nikhil further alleged that Chaudhary’s mother-in-law and two sisters-in-law were constantly subjecting her to dowry harassment. It has also emerged that Ankur had allegedly taken money from Kajal’s parents.

Murder Case Registered, Accused in Custody

A murder case has been registered against Ankur, and he has been arrested and sent to judicial custody. The information about Kajal’s death was first received by Ghaziabad’s Sihani Gate police station, which informed the Delhi Police. A post-mortem examination of the body was conducted on Tuesday. No charges of dowry have been added to the FIR yet, said police.