Ludhiana: Allegedly humiliated by his daughter-in-law and her parents, a man committed suicide by consuming a poisonous substance at his house at Begoana village in Dehlon on Saturday.
The deceased has been identified as Karamjit Singh, 58. On the complaint of his son, Pavittar Singh, the Dehlon police have registered a case. In his complaint to police, Pavittar Singh said he got married to Jyoti of Vishkarma Colony about six years ago and they have a daughter, aged four. On January 11, Jyoti suddenly left the house and when his father called her parents, they started abusing him and humiliated him.
Investigating officer ASI Hardev Singh said during the probe, it was identified that Jyoti had eloped with her paramour and reached Chandigarh, from where she called up her parents. When Karamjit talked to Jyoti’s parents, they humiliated him, the ASI said.
The ASI added that on January 14, Jyoti and her paramour talked to Karamjit and assured that they would return next morning, but they did not come and switched off their cellphones. On January 15, the police checked their location, which was found to be Zirakpur. Karamjit felt humiliated that his daughter-in-law had eloped with a man to marry him and took the extreme step in the small hours of Saturday, he said.
The officer said Jyoti and her paramour have not yet returned and the police have registered a case against her, her father, Pritam Singh, and mother, Harwinder Kaur, under Section 306 (abetment to suicide) of the IPC. The accused are yet to be arrested.