In Barnala, the husband and in-laws were acquitted in the dowry death case: it was a case of hanging oneself; the court ruled due to lack of evidence and witnesses.

In Barnala, the court of Additional Sessions Judge Bikramjit Singh acquitted the accused husband, mother-in-law, and father-in-law in a dowry death case due to lack of evidence and witnesses. The acquitted accused include Gurjant Singh alias Janta, resident of village Gurm (Zaid Patti), his father Major Singh, and mother Manjit Kaur. The case dates back to December 20, 2023, when Arshdeep Kaur committed suicide by hanging herself from a fan. The deceased's mother is Parminder.