Woman hangs herself in rented house, family cries foul, no suicide note found

A 30-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide on Tuesday morning by hanging herself from a ceiling fan in her rented accommodation at Unitech Residency, Sector-33, under Sadar police station in Gurugram.

The woman, Bhawna Khanna and her husband Amit Khanna were living in a rented flat on the sixth floor at Unitech Residency along with their child. The couple got married 15 years ago. Her husband was a North India head of a leading Life Insurance company while the victim was a housewife.

According to the police, the family of the deceased alleged that there was a dispute between the couple over several issues. They also claimed that Amit and her in-laws continuously tortured the victim on a daily basis and that is why she took the extreme step. No suicide note was recovered from the crime scene, the police said.

“She informed her husband on phone before taking the extreme step. Her husband informed their relative to check her but by then she hanged himself, a police officer, said.

“A case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) registered against the accused persons. Further probe into the matter is underway,” said Inspector Arjun, Station House Officer of Sadar police station.