Woman dead after suicide bid, family blames in-laws
Thiruvananthapuram, May 25 -- A 24-year-old woman died on Sunday, a day after she attempted suicide by drinking a cleaning agent at her marital home in Kerala's Kasaragod, police said on Sunday, with her family accusing her in-laws of prolonged abuse and mental harassment over dowry.
An inspector at the Vidyanagar police station, where the first information report (FIR) was registered based on a complaint filed by the deceased's brother, said that the incident was reported late on Saturday in Panalam, and the husband has been detained and will be arrested soon.
"The woman's family alleged that she was being mentally harassed over dowry and other matters by her husband and mother-in-law. On Saturday, she was physically assaulted by her husband and her phone was snatched away when she tried to contact her family," the officer said.
"Later, the woman went to the neighbour's house and managed to call her family, who agreed to come. After her brother and other family members arrived, an argument ensued between the two families. In between, the woman went inside and drank a form of highly toxic cleaning agent in front of her brother and husband," he added.
Though the woman was rushed to a nearby government hospital, her condition became critical. She died early on Sunday. "We have detained the 27-year-old husband. He will be formally arrested. We will question the mother-in-law too," the officer said.
Police booked the husband on charges of abetment to suicide and cruelty against a woman by her in-laws under Section 85 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita....
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