Landlord films tenant bathing, blackmails her; woman dies by suicide in Ludhiana

A 32-year-old married woman living in Surjeet Colony, Jagirpur, Ludhiana, died by suicide after she was blackmailed over a video by her landlord. It is alleged that the accused filmed her while she was bathing and later blackmailed her.

The deceased has been identified as Rozy. According to the family, Rozy's husband had been abroad, in search of employment, for the past five months. The couple has a son and a daughter.

The deceased's father, Pala Ram, told the police that on February 9, he received a call informing him that his daughter had hanged herself to death. When they rushed to her house, Rozy's in-laws said that she had never mentioned any problem and was always happy in the company of her children.

Pala Ram stated that shortly before her death, his daughter had made a video in which she had made serious allegations against her landlord. Sources said Rozy recorded several video clips on her mobile phone before taking the extreme step.

In these videos, she expressed her anguish and directly blamed her landlord, Satnam, alias Tinka, for her death. Rozy described the mental torture and blackmail she had endured for a long time.

Investigating officer ASI Baljit Singh said a case in this regard was registered under Sections 108 (abetment of suicide) and 3(5) (common intention) of the BNS at the Tibba police station on February 9. Rozy's postmortem was conducted at the Civil Hospital and the body was handed over to the family, he said.

Two persons, including landlord Satnam and his wife Pushpa have been named in the case.