Woman’s nose cut off over dowry

Pilibhit: A 34- year- old man allegedly chopped off his wife’s hair and nose over dowry in Puranpur town of the district Tuesday morning, the police said. The incident took place at Ahmadpur locality when Alam cut off his wife Rubina’s hair and nose with a pair of scissors for failing to meet his dowry demands, it said. As per the woman, Alam was demanding 20,000 cash and a motorcycle from her parents. An FIR has been registered against the accused, who is absconding, and efforts are on to nab him, the police said.