Woman tries to kill self over ‘harassment’, in-laws booked

Perturbed over the alleged harassment by her mother-in-law and brother-in-law, a married woman attempted suicide by consuming some poisonous substance here.

She also made a video before taking the extreme step and put it on social media which went viral. She is currently in hospital and her condition is stated to be serious.

The Mohkampura police said the matter was under investigation as both the victim, identified as Rajwinder Kaur, a resident of Preet Nagar area, and her mother-in-law Tripatpal Kaur had some monetary dispute. The victim was unfit for giving a statement, so the probe was pending.

Gagandeep Singh, husband of the victim, said he was married to Rajwinder Kaur around 10 years ago and they have two children from the marriage.

He said he usually remained out of the city for his work. He alleged his mother and elder brother used to harass his wife. He said they used to physically assault her in his absence. He said around two months ago, some gold ornaments were stolen from his room and he had given a complaint in this regard to the police, but no action was taken.

He said three days ago, his mother lodged a false complaint against Rajwinder following which they were put behind bars and released only at night. He said she was perturbed over this and therefore attempted suicide.