Ludhiana: A 26-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide at her matrimonial home in the Daba area just five months after her marriage. Police have arrested her husband and mother-in-law on charges of abetment to suicide following a complaint by the victim’s mother.The deceased, identified as Soni, was married to Sandeep, a factory worker and resident of Dhillon Nagar. Based on a complaint lodged by Soni’s mother, Champa Devi of Chet Singh Nagar, Daba police registered a case against Sandeep and his mother, Suman Kaur, under Sections 108 (abetment to suicide) and 3(5) (common intention) of the BNS.In her complaint, Champa Devi alleged that about three months after the marriage, her daughter told her that her husband and mother-in-law had been harassing her over inadequate dowry and often assaulted her. She further alleged that the two also accused Soni of theft.According to the complainant, she had advised her daughter to ignore the taunts and try to adjust. She alleged that the accused again assaulted Soni on Oct 11, following which the woman allegedly hanged herself from a ceiling fan in the house the next day.ASI Surinder Kumar, the investigating officer from Daba police station, said the case was registered on the basis of the family’s complaint and both accused have been arrested.
