A 40-year-old woman committed suicide on Saturday after setting herself ablaze on February 1 at Saket Nagar under Bagh Sewania police station area.
According to the police the deceased Shashi Sahi was found injured on February 1 and was rushed to a nearby hospital where she died during treatment after twenty days.
Police were informed and on the receipt a police team reached the spot and started the investigation.
In the initial investigation police have found that the deceased’s mother died last year in the month of September and after her death she used to remain depressed and under depression she committed suicide.
After her mother’s death the deceased used to remain depressed. The deceased was not mentally stable and was unmarried. She used to live with her parents at Saket Nagar.
In his statements deceased’s father lP Sahu told the police that the deceased was not mentally fit and was undergoing treatment for the her illness.
She used to remain upset and depressed over her mother’s demise and used to remember her frequently.
Police said that in the initial investigation no suicide note has been recovered and as the family members have claimed that the deceased was undergoing treatment for her illness the details would be checked.
After the preliminary investigation the body was sent for the post mortem.
The police have registered a case under section 174 of the IPC and have started further investigation.
The post mortem report in awaited which could help in further investigation said the police.