Upset with her husband’s refusal to take her to his working place in Surat (Gujarat), a 26-year-old woman hailing from Bhadohi allegedly committed suicide after consuming ‘sindoor’ (vermilion), police said on Thursday.
Station Officer of Suryava police station, Pradeep Kumar, confirmed the above incident and claimed that the body of the victim was sent for post-mortem. He claimed that the police were waiting for the autopsy report before heading with the investigation.
The girl’s family was also informed of the incident.
“Vikas Bind, a resident of Danpur village, married Saraswati Devi three years ago. Vikas works in Surat district of Gujarat and had come home during the lockdown. Four days ago, he left for Surat to join his duty. Saraswati wanted to accompany her husband, but Vikas insisted that she stayed at home and looked after their two-and-half-year-old child,” Kumar said.
The SO said Saraswati consumed ‘sindoor’ after Vikas left for Surat, but it was not clear how much of the substance she had consumed.
“As Saraswati’s condition deteriorated, she was admitted to a hospital where she died on Wednesday,” the police officer said.
‘Sindoor’ contains lead or mercury compounds and can be toxic.
In Pratapgarh, a 34-year-old man died in a mishap when he was celebrating his brother-in-law’s marriage on Wednesday night.
According to reports, the marriage of one Kishore Yadav was taking place at Tiwaripur hamlet of Ramnagar under the Antu police station in Pratapgarh on Wednesday night.
Just after the dwarachar ceremony, all the members of the marriage party were dancing to the DJ. Kishore’s brother-in-law Kamlesh (34), a resident of Bhuwanpur in Jethwara, suddenly started bursting crackers to enjoy the occasion. However, tragedy struck when one of the bombs exploded in his hand and he along with one another barati were injured. They were taken to a local hospital where the doctors pronounced Kamlesh dead.
A case was registered in this regard and the body was sent for post-mortem.