A 28-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide at home in Central Delhi’s Anand Parbat area even as her family suspected she was tortured to death by her in-laws for dowry. After the incident, Delhi Police have arrested the woman’s husband Vipin (31), who runs a printing press and mother-in-law Sushila after her family filed a complaint alleging their daughter was harassed to death for dowry.
Police said that the incident was reported on the intervening night of November 15-16, after a private hospital, where Nidhi, mother of two daughters, was brought in comatose by her husband and in-laws, called police. Nidhi’s family alleged that Vipin was demanding a four-wheeler from them. During questioning, the victim’s in-laws said that she had an argument with her mother-in-law over cooking. later in the evening, Vipin received a phone call from his mother that Nidhi had committed suicide by ingesting poison.
“When Vipin reached home, he found Nidhi lying unconscious in the bedroom. She was rushed to a nearby private hospital where she was declared dead on arrival,” the officer added.