A woman died allegedly by suicide following a quarrel with her husband in the MV-14 area of Malkangiri district as the latter had purchased a mobile phone for her on EMI without informing her.
Kanhei Mandal had bought the device for his wife Jyoti on installment after she demanded for a costly mobile phone. However, he hadn’t told her about buying it on EMI.
Following payment of all installments, an employee of the finance company visited his house for signature on a document, during which Jyoti came to know about purchase of the mobile phone on EMI.
A dispute erupted between the couple, who had got married one and a half years ago, as the woman got furious over the fact that she was not informed by him about the EMI.
The incident turned fatal as she consumed poison. She was rushed to the Malkangiri District Headquarters Hospital in a critical condition. However, she was declared dead at the hospital on Tuesday night.
Kanhei, whose condition also deteriorated over the turn of events, was undergoing treatment at the hospital.
Police started an investigation into the incident.