Suspecting extramarital relations between her husband and her younger sister, a 22-year-old married woman committed suicide in Chilla Village in Mayur Vihar on Saturday night. She left behind a suicide note written with lipstick on the walls blaming her husband and younger sister of having a dalliance that forced her commit suicide.
The victim also mentioned that her-in-laws and her husband beat her two-year-old daughter frequently and inflicted torture on her. The victim’s family has alleged dowry harassment. However, husband and sister of the victim are absconding after the incident. Police said that the deceased was identified as Kiran, was staying with her husband Jeetu (26) and two-year-old daughter. “The incident came to light on Saturday night around 11 pm, when she was found hanging by the ceiling fan in her bedroom. She was taken to a nearby hospital nearby where she was pronounced dead on arrival,” the officer added.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the police have found a note on the wall, purportedly written by the woman in red lipstick, accusing her husband of infidelity. “The victim has mentioned in her suicide note that few days back, she came to know about her husband’s fling with her younger sister and due to this, she was taking the drastic step,” the police officer said, adding that the police have also recovered a photograph on the wall which has a picture of her husband and her-in-laws, she used a black marker pen and wrote that they were responsible for her death.
The victim, in her suicide note has also demanded strict action against her husband and her in-laws. “They should be given the harshest punishment and that she does not wanting to take the drastic step but that she was compelled to do so,” the officer added. Meanwhile, since the marriage is less than seven years old, an SDM inquiry was ordered and after the incident, the victim’s father told the SDM that he wanted strict action against his daughter’s in-laws who he claimed, had tortured her for dowry.Following the SDM’s directive, a case has been registered under Sections 498 (a) and 304 (b) of Indian Penal Code (IPC) at Mayur Vihar police station of East Delhi.