A 28-year-old woman committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at her in laws house in Southeast Delhi’s Govindpuri area on Thursday morning.
According to a senior police officer, the incident was reported at around 7 am from Jatav mohalla at Tughlaqabad village. Rajni, the deceased, left behind a suicide note which stated that she is childless due to which she is ending her life. However Rajni’s family claimed foul play and suspect that she ended her life because she was tortured by her in laws for dowry.
Confirming the suicide, Chinmoy Biswal, Deputy Com-missioner of Police, (Southeast) said, “We received information at 7:01 am at Govindpuri police station regarding a woman committing suicide,”
By the time, the local police team reached the spot, body of Rajni was found to be lying on the bed. The officer said, “Rajni’s husband, Sandeep informed us that his wife was found hanging from the ceiling fan with the help of a cloth (chunni),”
“Since Rajni had been married for less than seven years, legal action is being taken under Section 176 of the CrPC (Inquiry by Magistrate into cause of death).. A suicide note was also found on the spot in which deceased Rajni had written ( in brief) that she is childless and hence she is committing suicide,” added Biswal.
Based on the statement of Rajni’s father, Balu Ram, a case under IPC sections 498 A ( Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty), 304 B (Dowry death) and 34 (Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention).
“As per the statement given by Balu Ram, Rajni got married to Sandeep in 2012 and was tortured by her in laws. Police said that they have sent the body for post mortem examination at AIIMS hospital. However, local inquiry has not revealed any harassment or torture to the deceased so far, added Biswal.