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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Karnataka govt to strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy, after HC directive
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Labour Minister Santosh Lad has said that the government will strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy across all sectors at the earliest, following the High Court directive.
The High Court of Karnataka had recently directed the state government to "strictly and faithfully" implement the menstrual leave policy, pending formal enactment of the proposed legislation.
"I welcome the directive issued by the Karnataka High Court in support of our state government's ambitious menstrual leave policy," Lad said.
The state government has taken firm steps to implement the menstrual leave policy comprehensively, and as a model to the country, he said in a post on 'X' on Thursday.
"In line with the court's opinion that menstrual leave is a matter of women's dignity, justice, and humane recognition of their lived realities, we will strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy--equivalent to one day per month, or 12 days per year--across all sectors at the earliest," he added.
The court had said that in the interregnum, it shall be incumbent upon the state to ensure effective operationalisation of the policy through the issuance of suitable guidelines, circulars, and administrative instructions, as may be necessary to secure its uniform, consistent, and rigorous implementation across all sectors.
The court issued the directive while hearing on a petition filed by 41-year-old Chandravva Hanumant Gokavi, who works in a hotel in Mudalgi of Gokak taluk in Belagavi district, before the Dharwad bench, seeking implementation of the November 20, 2025, order of the government providing one-day menstrual leave for all working women.
