A 25-year-old married woman, who had attempted suicide by setting herself afire on Saturday, died while undergoing treatment at Hamidia hospital on Sunday. Police said that victim had attempted suicide at her Nagar Nigam Colony residence under Tilajamalpura police station area, due to the alleged harassment by her brother-in-law.
The deceased Shabana Khan set herself ablaze in the morning on Saturday and was rushed to Hamidia hospital where her condition further deteriorated and she died late in the evening while undergoing treatment said the police.
Police were informed and after preliminary investigation the body was sent for the post mortem. No suicide note was found from the spot but Shabana’s family raised allegations that Fareed’s brother Anees used to harass her.
Based on the allegations, Anees was detained by the police and have been questioned. Police have confirmed that the deceased was harassed by Fareed’s family members.
The deceased was living at her parents home in Nagar Nigam Colony where she committed suicide. Family members of the deceased has raised allegations that deceased also faced physical torture, but police have not revealed any detail of physical torture, which would be investigated in the further investigation.
A case of abetment to suicide would be registered against the accused if it found that he had harassed the deceased to the extreme level, which forced her to commit suicide.
Shabana’s husband Fareed separated after his brother Anees used to harass Shabana, but police were not able to provide the reason behind the atrocity. The police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and have started further investigation.