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Pregnant defence officer found dead at Dwarka home
Times of India··23 Aug
On 21 August 2026, Nazia Khanam, 30, an Assistant Section Officer in the Ministry of Defence, was found dead at her home in Dwarka, Delhi. She was three months pregnant and had married Mohammad Azam Ali Khan on 11 April 2026. A PCR call at 4.21 pm went to Sector 23 police. The body was shifted to DDU Hospital.
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What It Means For You
- If you work with Khanam in the Defence Ministry, the police file is now a cruelty and abetment case, not only a sudden-death report.
- Anyone in the matrimonial home should know sections 85 and 108 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita have been invoked and that the husband has not been located.
- If you are the natal family seeking a dowry-death clause, that request for section 80 has been recorded but not yet confirmed as added.
What's Happening
- The SDM was informed on the day of death; the second parental complaint the next day is what led to the FIR.
- Police said the first parental statement on 21 August did not accuse the husband or in-laws.
- Azam Ali Khan works as a supply chain manager in Gurugram, according to the police brief.
How A Dowry Complaint Followed A Dwarka Death
- Two parental statements exist: one on the day of death without allegations, and one the next day naming assault and harassment.
- The family has also questioned the suicide account and asked for video of the post-mortem.
- Until the husband is found and the autopsy is done, police have not stated a final medical cause.
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