Newlywed woman dies by suicide in Tamil Nadu, husband, in-laws arrested for dowry harassment
Dowry included 100 sovereigns of gold, volvo car worth ₹70 lakh, says victim's family
Tiruppur: A 27-year-old newlywed woman, Ridhanya, died by suicide in Tamil Nadu's Tiruppur reportedly due to constant dowry-related harassment by her husband and in-laws. Police found her body inside a parked car after she allegedly consumed fumigant pesticide tablets.
Ridhanya, daughter of garment business owner Annadurai, was married to 28-year-old Kavin Kumar in April this year. As part of the marriage arrangements, her family reportedly gave 100 sovereigns (800 grams) of gold jewellery and a Volvo car worth ₹70 lakh as dowry.
According to police sources, Ridhanya left home on Sunday, stating she was visiting a temple in Mondipalayam. When locals noticed a car stationary for a long time, they alerted the authorities. Upon inspection, police found her unresponsive inside the vehicle, with foam at her mouth. Her body was later sent to the District Government Hospital for a post-mortem.
Before her death, Ridhanya is said to have sent seven audio messages to her father on WhatsApp, apologising and detailing the alleged mental and physical abuse she had been enduring. In the messages, she accused her husband and in-laws of subjecting her to daily torture and said the marriage was a “trap” laid by them.
“I don’t want to be a burden to you all my life,” she said in one of the messages. “They are assaulting me mentally while he is torturing me physically. I can’t carry on like this anymore.”
Her grieving relatives gathered outside the hospital demanding justice. Police have arrested her husband Kavin Kumar, father-in-law Eswaramoorthy, and mother-in-law Chithradevi. An investigation is ongoing.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
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Barber held for beating man to death over 'bidi' in east Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): A 32-year-old barber was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly beating a man to death following an altercation over a 'bidi' in east Delhi's Pandav Nagar area, police said.
A call regarding the incident that occurred near the bus stand road in Shashi Garden was received at 1.24 am, they said.
The victim was identified as Deepak (28), while the accused was Manoj, he added.
According to the police, during an argument, the accused picked up a wooden stick lying nearby and struck the victim repeatedly on the head. Multiple injuries and bruise marks were also found on the victim's forehead.
"Deepak was taken to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, but doctors declared him brought dead," an officer said.
An FIR has been registered and further investigation is underway, the officer added.
