India, Aug. 24 -- A 30-year-old assistant section officer at the ministry of defence (MoD) allegedly died by suicide at her residence in Dwarka on Friday, police said on Sunday.

Her family alleged that she was three months pregnant at the time of the incident and was being harassed by her husband and in-laws.

Police said they have lodged a case against her husband and in-laws. Police said a call was received around 4.20 am on Friday from the woman's in-laws reporting the suicide.

"A police team reached the spot. The body was taken into police possession and the concerned SDM was informed," said deputy commissioner of police (Dwarka) Kushal Pal Singh.

Police said the body was shifted to the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital mortuary for the...