Ludhiana: A 25-year-old married woman of Ludhiana attempted suicide by consuming a poisonous substance at the mini secretariat on Monday afternoon. The woman, along with her mother, had gone there to give a complaint against her father, accusing him of forcing her into prostitution.
Police rushed the woman to a hospital, where her condition is stated to be stable.
Her mother said her husband used to force her into prostitution, so she got separated from him and alone raised their daughter, who was now married. She said as her daughter’s in-laws harassed her, she started living with her in a rented accommodation in Ludhiana.
The woman said her ex-husband then started forcing their daughter into prostitution. She said, “We have changed several rented accommodations because of him. He would come there, defame us in the locality and make the landlords throw us out of the house. He has been harassing us for long. We had also given a complaint against him to the police, but no action was taken.”
She said, “On Monday, we both went to the office of commissioner of police Rakesh Agarwal to give a complaint against my ex-husband. We met the CP, who assured action.”
However, after coming out, her daughter consumed a poisonous substance and as they were walking towards the DC office complex, she collapsed on the ground.
Division 5 SHO sub-inspector Sukhdev Singh said the condition of the woman was stable and the police were recording her statement to proceed further in the case.