A 21-year-old Delhi University student committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling fan at her home in North Delhi’s Chandrawal area on Sunday. The victim, left a suicide note in which she complained about the ill-treatment meted out to her by her ex-boyfriend and the apathy of Delhi Police.
She alleged that six days ago when she first approached the Roop Nagar Police Station to register a complaint against her former boyfriend, Ved Prakash, the police did not register her complaint. The girl alleged that he made caste-based derogatory statements before ending their relationship. The police have registered a case under Sections of abetment to suicide at the Civil lines Police Station.
Narrating the ordeal his sister faced at the hands of Ved Prakash, the victim’s brother said, “We are natives of Madhya Pradesh. Three years ago, our family was living in Model Town area. At that time, my sister befriended Ved Prakash. They liked each other, however, our family was against it so we shifted to Chandrawal.
“Against our wishes, my sister continued talking to Ved Prakash. last month, he broke up with her. Depressed about this, she begged him to return to her. However, he abused her and made caste-based derogatory statements. Upset, we first approached the Roop Nagar Police Station. Six days passed and when they did not do anything, on Saturday, we approached the Model Town Police Station and filed a written complaint.”
“After the break-up, Ved Prakash was threatening her. My sister was a bright student. She was pursuing BCom from School of Open learning and aspired to become a Chartered Accountant,” the brother said.
Refuting the allegations of a caste- based slur, Milind Dumbere, Deputy Commissioner of Police (North-West) clarified that based on the girl’s complaint, a case under Section 376 (rape) was registered against Prakash at Model Town Police Station on April 9.