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This is an archive article published on January 3, 2012

Doctor suicide: Cops book husband,in-laws

A day after a 35-year-old doctor allegedly hanged herself in Dadar,the Shivaji Park police have registered a case of harassment against her husband Kiran and in-laws.

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A day after a 35-year-old doctor allegedly hanged herself in Dadar,the Shivaji Park police have registered a case of harassment against her husband Kiran and in-laws. Sheetal Patil,a homeopathy doctor,had committed suicide on Sunday after an alleged argument with her mother-in-law.

The police said a case of harassment was registered after Patil’s parents approached them.

Sub-inspector Rushi Inamdar said Patil’s parents alleged she was being subjected to cruelty by her in-laws and husband. Following this,the police registered a case under Sections 304 (B) and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. Inamdar added that the police have filed an FIR and the accused will be arrested soon.

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“We have registered an FIR in the case. Patil’s parents came from Pune and told us that she was being harassed for dowry. We will arrest her husband and in-laws soon,” said Inamdar.

On Sunday afternoon,the police rushed to Patil’s residence after receiving a call from her mother-in-law. While the police was trying to sort out the matter between the two,Patil walked off angrily and hanged herself in her room. The police were present in the house at the time of the incident.

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