Delhi Woman Dies by Suicide After Alleging Harassment by In-Laws in Video
A 24-year-old woman died by suicide at her matrimonial home in outer Delhi's Nangloi area on Tuesday, police said. The woman had recorded a video before her death in which she alleged harassment by her in-laws.
Police found the woman hanging from a ceiling fan at her in-laws' house. No suicide note was recovered, but investigators found a video clip on her mobile phone, over three minutes long, in which she narrated her ordeal and addressed her parents, husband, and other family members.
In the video, the woman, identified as Tina, told her father she was 'leaving'. She asked her parents not to fight over her death and urged them to take care of her one-and-a-half-year-old daughter. She also said she did not want her child to be handed over to anyone else, including her husband.
Tina got married around two-and-a-half years ago and lived in Nangloi with her husband, who works in the private sector. The couple has a one-and-a-half-year-old daughter.
'I only wanted a small family. I never practised any black magic,' she said in the video, while also alleging ill-treatment by her husband's family. She described her husband as unstable and said she could no longer live with him, according to police sources.
Police received information about the suicide on Tuesday and rushed to the spot. The body was taken into custody and sent for post-mortem examination. A case has been registered based on statements recorded before the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), and further investigation is underway.
