BENGALURU: The suicide case of a 26-year-old newly married woman, Ganviknown as Rashihas taken a serious twist with her husband Suraj dying by suicide and his mother Jayanti allegedly attempting to end her life in Maharashtra, police said on Saturday.
Ganavi allegedly attempted suicide and later died at a hospital in Bengaluru on Thursday, alleging harassment and rejection by her husband Suraj and his family members.
Following her death, Ganavi’s parents and relatives staged a protest in front of Suraj’s residence in Bengaluru. They displayed posters of Suraj and her family members and raised slogans against them, demanding their arrest.
According to the police, following Ganavi’s death, Suraj, his mother Jayanti, and his brother Sanjay had travelled to Nagpur. On Wednesday evening, Jayanti allegedly attempted suicide at the residence of one of Suraj’s relatives.
While Suraj died allegedly by hanging, Jayanti is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital and is said to be in a critical condition. No death note or message was recovered from Suraj’s phone.
A post-mortem examination was conducted at a government hospital in Nagpur, and an Unnatural Death Report (UDR) has been registered at the Sonegoan police station in Maharashtra.
Police said that after Ganavi’s death, Suraj and his family members allegedly faced backlash and accusations from her relatives, following which they left for Nagpur. It is being alleged that the pressure and humiliation may have driven Suraj to take the extreme step, while his mother allegedly attempted suicide.
Reacting to the development, Ganavi’s mother, Rukmini, alleged that Suraj died by suicide due to a sense of guilt. “They realised their mistakes. My daughter showed Suraj so much love; he couldn’t have lived after her death. In this background, he had taken the extreme step, ” Rukmini said.
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