Woman banker found hanging; ex-Ayodhya SSP, 2 others booked

AYODHYA: Former SSP, Ayodhya, Ashish Tiwari, was booked for abetting the suicide of a woman banker, who was found hanging from the ceiling of her rented room, adjacent to the Sahabganj branch of Punjab National Bank (PNB) in Faizabad on Saturday. Hailing from Rajajipuram locality of Lucknow, the deceased PNB deputy branch manager, Shraddha Gupta, 32, would often visit her Lucknow home.
Along with Tiwari, a police constable Anil Rawat and a Balrampur resident, Vivek Gupta, have also been booked for abetment to suicide after a complaint was lodged by the deceased banker’s father, Rajkumar Gupta. The first accused, Vivek Gupta, was scheduled to marry the banker, but the engagement was cancelled last year after Shraddha raised questions on his character. All three accused have been named by Shraddha in her suicide note. The banker had categorically claimed in the suicide note that the two cops and the Balrampur resident were responsible for her suicide.Police said, Shraddha joined as a clerk at PNB in 2015 and rose through the ranks to become an officer in 2018.