"Women Must Take Stand. Refuse 'Gifts' From Parents": Kerala Top Cop To NDTV

The family claims Vismaya believed that she could change her husband and never wanted any case against him.

A week after the alleged "dowry death" of 24-year-old Vismaya sparked outrage in Kerala, police have received the autopsy report, crucial in determining whether she died of murder or by suicide.  Her 30-year-old husband, Kiran Kumar S, has been arrested. He was also suspended from government service.  "But what's important is that this is being probed as a 'dowry death', which involves punishment upto imprisonment for life. Death by suicide or murder does not change the quantum of punishment. We have received the autopsy report, taken a detailed statement of the doctor and are looking at other medical evidence as well. We have strong evidence in this case," Inspector General Harshita Attaluri told NDTV. Vismaya's family has alleged she was murdered. "My sister was a junior under officer for NCC in school. She represented the district at state-level competitions. We educated her well. She was studying to be a doctor. She couldn't have died by suicide," Vijith Nair, her 27-year-old elder brother, told NDTV.