Woman hangs self; husband booked, held

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, January 28

Tortured by her husband for not being able to bear a child, a woman ended her life by committing suicide in Mohkampura area here on Monday.

However, the incident came to light when the family members lodged a complaint with the police yesterday. Accused Sohan Singh, a resident of Preet Nagara area, falling under Mohkampura police station, has been arrested.

A case under Section 306 of the IPC has been registered with the Mohkampura police on the statement of deceased’s brother Sandeep Rawat.

The complainant alleged that his sister Jyoti Rawat, victim, had called her on his birthday. He alleged that at around 1pm, they got a call from Kundan Singh, father-in-law of the deceased, informing them that she had hanged herself from the ceiling fan and committed suicide. They had taken her to a private hospital.

On reaching the hospital, they got to know that Jyoti had expired.

The police initiated action. However, later, Sandeep said he once received a WhatsApp message from Jyoti in which she alleged that her husband was subjecting her to torture for not bearing a child but he did not tell his father about this. He alleged that she committed suicide due to harassment by her husband.

The police have registered a case and arrested the accused Sohan Singh. Further investigations are under way.