A 28-year-old woman activist of AAP, identified as Soni Mishra, allegedly committed suicide in Narela area of outer Delhi on Tuesday with her family members claiming that she had gone into depression after her alleged molester, a party colleague, was released on bail.
The Delhi Police said the investigation into her suicide has been transferred to the Crime Branch and a special investigation team headed the Joint Commissioner of Police, Crime Ravindra Yadav who will look after the case.
Police said the woman consumed poisonous substance at her home in Narela in the afternoon and died during treatment at lNJP Hospital. The woman had filed a complaint against party colleague Ramesh Wadhwa for allegedly touching her inappropriately and a case of molestation was registered in June and the accused was arrested, said a senior police officer.
Family members of the woman told police that she went into depression after bail was granted to the accused who, she had alleged, was being protected by the local MlA.
Police said, that the woman before consuming posionous substance mixed in her drink shared a piece of information in an AAP WhatsApp group, “I am leaving my body as I did not got the appropriate justice.”
It was one of her colleagues who after reading the messages admitted her to the hospital.
DCP (outer district) Vikramjeet Singh said an FIR under section 306 has been registered against unknown persons and the investigation will be done by the SIT formed by the crime branch of the force.
DCP Outer district Vikramjit Singh said, “The first FIR which was registered in the very beginning was taken well into consideration and the accused was arrested. The second FIR was registered on the basis of the statement given by the woman’s colleagues and also considering the message in the WhatsApp group. No particular name is been given or found behind this crime. As AAP workers have been involved in this case, the case has been transferred to the crime branch for further investigation and appropriate justice,”
“An FIR under section 306 has been registered against unknown persons and the investigation will be done by the SIT formed by the crime branch of the force,” added the DCP.