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Muzaffarnagar: A man was arrested after his 26-year-old wife was cremated in suspicious circumstances in Muzaffarnagar on Tuesday.By the time, family members of the woman reached, the deceased was already cremated by her in-laws. She had called on March 25 and said that she was being harassed by her in-laws for dowry. Staypal Singh, father of the deceased, said," She was being tortured by her in-laws for dowry. An FIR has been filed in the matter and her parents have alleged that six years into the marriage, their daughter was being harassed for dowry. According to police sources, a case against husband and three other members of his family has been registered under sections 304B ( dowry death ), 201(causing disappearance of evidence of offense) of Indian Penal Code..