Woman posts WhatsApp status accusing in-laws of harassment, then dies by suicide in Rajasthan
Her family members alleged that since the marriage, her in-laws had been harassing her for more dowry.
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SHO of Hadan police station, Om Prakash, said that an FIR has been registered and investigation is ongoing. A 22-year-old woman died by suicide in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district after putting up a WhatsApp status accusing her in-laws of harassing her.
The woman got married four years ago. On Tuesday, before her death early in the morning, she posted a WhatsApp status that read: “I am committing suicide. I am fed up of the harassment from my father-in-law and sister-in-law. Miss you mummy-papa. My mother-in-law is fond of handcuffs. Please let her be handcuffed after my death.”
SHO of Hadan police station, Om Prakash, said that an FIR has been registered and investigation is ongoing.
“The post-mortem report is awaited. We will take further actions later. The funeral was held on Wednesday and we are waiting for the woman’s parents to give their statements. This is a case of dowry harassment,” said Om Prakash.
Her family members alleged that since the marriage, her in-laws had been harassing her for more dowry.
Her brother told The Indian Express, “We had promised to give more jewellery after marriage, but her in-laws kept demanding for more.”
“In September 2024 we brought her back home after she was beaten up by her father-in-law. After two months we sent her back. They again started torturing her. On Tuesday when we saw her WhatsApp status, we immediately called up her in-laws, who told us that she has died. The family treated our daughter with disrespect,” said the grieving brother.
Her husband’s name was not mentioned in the woman’s WhatsApp status, and it also does not figure in the FIR. Police said arrests would be made after they complete their investigation.
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