Fed up with ‘harassment’ by ex-wife, man ends life

A man, fed up with his ex-wife, died by suicide. He hung himself from a window on the roof overlooking the street on Friday. When people saw the hanging body, they informed the police. The police took possession of the body and searched the victim’s room, finding two suicide notes.

In one of the notes, he stated that his ex-wife, along with two other men, threatened and forced him to sign divorce papers. He held the three suspects responsible for his death. In the second one, he addressed his children, telling his daughter that her mother had loved him but had now become his enemy.

After recovering the suicide notes, the police registered a case of abetment to suicide against the deceased’s ex-wife and her associates Krishan Kanda of Kot Mangal Singh and Lucky, alias Yuvraj, of Lohara.

The deceased was identified as Junaid Ahmed. He owned a bangle shop. He was the father of two children, daughter Ruhal (9) and son Keyan (4).

“I am Junaid Ahmed. My wife Lakshmi, along with two youths, forced me to sign blank divorce papers without any witnesses. They threatened to kill me and my children. The suspects have saddled me with a huge debt of around Rs 4 lakh. They threatened me and made me write another document, stating that they weren’t responsible for my death or anything else that might happen to me. But the truth is, the three persons will be responsible for my death,” the deceased stated in the suicide notes.

The deceased also wrote about his last three wishes. “My children should be handed over to my father who stays in Lucknow, all my debts should be paid by the three suspects, my body should be handed over to the mosque in Guru Angad Colony or Shahi Imam of Field Ganj Jama Masjid and my shop should also be handed over to Jama Masjid,” the notes read.

ASI Harbhajan Singh said the deceased was upset over the relationship of his ex-wife with Yuvraj and they reportedly also solemnised marriage after forcing him (the victim) to sign the divorce papers. Further probe in the matter was on.