HYDERABAD: A 32-year-old dentist committed suicide by hanging herself in her house in Miryalaguda, Nalgonda district in Telangana. Police, later, booked her husband and mother-in-law for dowry harassment.
D Shwetha, a resident of Reddy Colony, got married in the year 2009 and the couple has an eight-year-old daughter. She was staying with her husband, daughter and mother-in-law.
On Wednesday at around 3pm, the family found the victim hanging when her husband, who is a paediatrician, came back from duty. Her body was found inside the bedroom.
According to the victim’s family, she was repeatedly harassed by her husband and mother-in-law for additional dowry allegedly due to which she committed suicide.
“We found a suicide note, where she has mentioned that she wanted to stay happy with her family but due to disputes she could not. Hence, she was ending her life. We are still investigating the case,” said Miryalguda CI Nagaraju.
A case of dowry harassment, abetment to suicide and relevant sections of the Dowry Prohibition Act was registered.
D Shwetha, a resident of Reddy Colony, got married in the year 2009 and the couple has an eight-year-old daughter. She was staying with her husband, daughter and mother-in-law.
On Wednesday at around 3pm, the family found the victim hanging when her husband, who is a paediatrician, came back from duty. Her body was found inside the bedroom.
According to the victim’s family, she was repeatedly harassed by her husband and mother-in-law for additional dowry allegedly due to which she committed suicide.
“We found a suicide note, where she has mentioned that she wanted to stay happy with her family but due to disputes she could not. Hence, she was ending her life. We are still investigating the case,” said Miryalguda CI Nagaraju.
A case of dowry harassment, abetment to suicide and relevant sections of the Dowry Prohibition Act was registered.
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