Amritsar civic body employees’ union head dies by suicide, blames in-laws in video
Ashwini Kumar and his wife were allegedly facing marital issues. The police are reviewing the video he posted on social media.
Amritsar MC employees’ union leader Ashwini Kumar found dead at home; police probe after video alleged harassment by wife and in-laws. The president of an Amritsar Municipal Corporation employees’ union allegedly died by suicide early Saturday morning after posting a video on social media accusing his wife and in-laws of harassment. The police are looking into the allegations.
The police identified the deceased as Ashwini Kumar alias Ashu, a driver, and said that he was found dead at his residence on Chabal Road.
According to sources, Kumar and his wife, who married in 2016, were facing marital issues. The couple had been embroiled in disputes for about six months, during which the police intervened to mediate and resolve the conflict.
On Friday night, the couple allegedly argued, following which Kumar’s wife left for her parental home. Kumar allegedly died by suicide around 3.30 am.
Before his death, he shared a video on social media, purportedly accusing his wife, brothers-in-law and mother-in-law of harassment. In the video, he also requested that his minor daughters be placed in the care of his brother.
Kumar’s body has been sent for a postmortem examination, and the police are reviewing the video and are in the process of recording the statements of the family to verify his claims.
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