Bengaluru: Woman found dead at home; husband booked for dowry harassment
Bengaluru (PTI): A 28-year-old woman was found hanging at her house here, following which her husband was arrested on charges of abetment to suicide and dowry harassment, police said.
The woman, identified as N Poojashri, a bank cashier, allegedly died by suicide on August 30, hanging herself from a wardrobe hook at her residence in Bagalagunte when her husband and daughter were not at home, police said.
Poojashri had married J Nandish (32), who works at a private company, three years ago. The couple have a one-year-old daughter, police said.
Citing a preliminary investigation, a senior police officer said Poojashri was allegedly harassed by her husband and mother-in-law for dowry.
Nandish also allegedly assaulted her when she confronted him about his relationship with another woman. The couple often quarrelled over these issues, police said.
Based on a complaint lodged by the woman's mother, B Chandrakala, a case was registered against Nandish, his mother Shantamma, and three others on charges of abetment to suicide and dowry harassment.
Nandish was arrested on August 31 and remanded in judicial custody, police added.
Last week, another case of alleged dowry death was reported in the city when a 27-year-old woman was found dead at her residence in Suddaguntepalya. Her family claimed she was "harassed over her skin colour and short stature."
Her husband, who had quit his software job to sell pani puri, was arrested for allegedly abetting her suicide, police said.
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23-year-old woman found dead at Delhi home; suicide suspected
New Delhi (PTI): A 23-year-old woman was found dead in her house in Delhi's Prem Nagar area, with police suspecting it to be a case of suicide, an official said on Tuesday.
The deceased, identified as Anjali Singh, was found motionless in her room on Monday by her sister and her neighbour.
Police said her father, Vinod Kumar Singh (51), told them that he and his wife were away at work at the time of the incident, while their son and the other daughter were also not at home at the time of the incident.
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According to the family, the room in which Anjali was found was locked from the inside. The door was later forcibly opened by a neighbour and her sister with the help of a crowbar.
Her body was found lying on the bed inside the room, police said.
Preliminary inquiry revealed that Anjali had allegedly hanged herself using a piece of cloth tied to the ceiling fan.
It is suspected that the noose eventually might have loosened or torn off, resulting in her being found lying on the bed.
Family members informed the police that Anjali was a final-year student of a librarian science course from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). About a week ago, her final-year examination results were declared, and she had failed, following which she had been under depression, they said.
The family has not raised any allegation of foul play, police said, adding that no suicide note or external injury marks were found on the body during the initial inspection.
Inquest proceedings have been initiated in the matter as per the law. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination to ascertain the exact cause of death, and further investigation is underway, police added.
