Married five months ago, woman ends life due to husband’s ‘torture’

After a 19-year-old woman, a native of Bihar, died by suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at Mahavir Jain Colony here on August 15, the Tibba police registered a case of abetment to suicide against deceased’s husband Amit Kumar of Uttar Pradesh. The woman was upset with her husband.

In March, she had eloped from Bihar and married the man. The girl reportedly belonged to another caste, due to which the boy’s family had objected to their marriage.

After taking the woman to Ludhiana, her husband used to beat her under the influence of alcohol. Frustrated by her husband’s assaults, she took the extreme step.

The deceased woman was identified as Muskan, alias Shilpi.

Deceased’s mother Shanti Devi said her daughter got married to Amit in March this year. A few weeks after the marriage, he started torturing her daughter after consuming alcohol. Troubled by the torture, Muskan died by suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan. When the police were informed about the incident, they reached the spot and lodged a complaint.

She said the postmortem of the victim’s body was conducted on Wednesday.

Investigating officer in the case SI Kulwinder Singh said after recording the statement of the deceased’s mother, a case under Section 108 (abetment to suicide) of the BNS was registered against the man and further investigation was launched in the case. The suspect was yet to be arrested.