Lalru, June 9

A 24-year-old married woman allegedly ended her life by taking poison at Batauli village after being accused of having an extra-marital affair by her neighbours.

The deceased has been identified as Manpreet Kaur, wife of Subhash Singh.

ASI Gorav Sharma said the victim’s husband stated that a woman named Babli, who lives in their neighbourhood, often accused his wife of an extra-marital affair following which she took poison.

Manpreet was rushed to the Civil Hospital, Ambala, and then to the Government Medical College and Hospital in Sector 32, Chandigarh, where she died.

On Subhash Singh’s statement, a case under Sections 306 and 34 of the IPC has been registered against Babli, her husband Manga Ram, daughters Simran and Komal and brother Satish. The body has been handed over to the victim’s kin after a postmortem examination. No arrest had been made yet, the police said. —TNS