Three persons have been arrested in a case related of suicide which took place late in the evening on Saturday at Hari Om Tower in Ranchi. According to the officer in charge of lalpur Police Station, husband, father-in-law and mother-in-law of the deceased Aarti Rai have been arrested on the basis of the statements recorded by her the family members.
“Three persons - husband, father in law and mother in law, have been arrested in relation to Hari Om Tower suicide case. They have been charged under Sections 306 and 498A of the IPC,” said SSP Prabhat Kumar.
Statements recorded by the family members suggested that husband Kunal Paswan had been torturing Aarti and had also been demanding a sum of Rs 2 lakh from her parents to start a business. “As the case is clear now, that the lady ended her life due to the atrocities of her in laws, three persons have been arrested in this regard,” said officer in charge of lalpur Police Station.
Aarti’s family members also alleged that her father-in-law also used to stare her with ill intentions. When it became unbearable to live in the house, Aarti moved out to a lodge in lalpur and started giving tuitions to the children for last one year.
Aarti’s in-laws insisted her to come back and she returned there 10 days ago where she was again subjected to torture. The family members alleged that after it became unbearable to withstand the torture, she finally ended her life. They demanded action against the husband and other relatives.
According to the police, before jumping from the fourth floor, Aarti roamed around at Hari Om Tower for several hours. “She roamed around there for around 3 hours before making a final attempt of suicide. She had come to the place with an intention to end her life,” said officer in charge.
One of the shopkeepers also told that before the final act, Aarti also recharged her mobile and talked to someone for few minutes. Aarti and Kunal had got married in 2006.