Haryana man commits suicide after being harassed by wife, in-laws

The police had received information that Ashish had consumed poison. The victim's father Krishna filed a complaint alleging that his son was tortured by his wife Himanshi and her family members, due to which he committed suicide. Police have registered a case against Himanshi, her parents, grandmother, and brother for abetting his suicide. No arrest has been made yet.
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KEY HIGHLIGHTS
  • Couple had some kind of tiff after which wife allegedly threatened to file a false dowry, rape case.
  • Fearing social stigma and motivated by the harassment, husband committed suicide.
Sonipat: A young man Ashish (25) consumed poison after being hurt by the harassment of his wife and her family members in Ganaur town of Sonipat district of Haryana, Dainik Bhaskar reported. The family took him to Khanpur PGI in critical condition, where he died during treatment.
The father of the deceased says that the wife was threatening to implicate Ashish in the rape and dowry case and had gone to her maternal home for three and a half months. When the girl's family members threatened Ashish on Sunday, he consumed poison.
Police have registered a case against the wife and other relatives of the deceased.
It is being said that Ashish, a resident of Patel Nagar, Ganaur, was married on 20 April 2022 to Himanshi, a resident of Bahadurgarh. A few days after the marriage, there was a rift between the husband and wife, after which Himanshi went to her maternal home for about three and a half months.
It is alleged that whenever Ashish went to pick up his wife at the in-laws' house, he was mentally harassed there. Threatened to be implicated in rape and dowry cases. Ashish was worried about this.
Ashish's father Krishna Kumar told that since marrying Himanshi, her mother Annu, father Rakesh, grandmother Murthy and brother Shankar were harassing his son Ashish along with Himanshi herself. Whenever Ashish went to the in-laws' house to pick up his wife, he was harassed there and the in-laws used to abuse him. Himanshi also refused to come.
On Sunday afternoon, Himanshi's grandmother Murthy, father Rakesh and brother Dimpy came to his house in Ganaur. They threatened Ashish. After his departure, Ashish ate a poisonous substance in the evening after being disturbed by the harassment of his wife Himanshi and her family members.
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