Sunday, a day after a 22-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide at her home in Ram Darbar, Chandigarh, her husband and her in-laws were arrested for assisting in the suicide.
The victim, who married in December of last year, reportedly hanged herself in her in-laws’ home.
Her spouse discovered her hanging, after which he alerted the authorities.
The victim was rushed to GMCH-32, where she was pronounced deceased upon arrival.
The police arrested her spouse and her in-laws after receiving a complaint from the deceased’s mother. According to the complainant, the deceased’s in-laws harassed her for dowry.
Sector-31 police have filed a report under Sections 306 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
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Six people, including five males, took their own lives between Friday and Saturday.
In the remaining five cases reported between Friday and Saturday, police initiated inquests.
On Saturday, a 34-year-old man purportedly committed suicide by hanging himself in Maloya.
On Saturday, a 28-year-old man was discovered hanging in his home in Manimajra.
On Friday, three suicides were reported, including the death by hanging of a 38-year-old male in Mori Gate, Manimajra. Due to a family issue, a man of 25 years old took the extreme action in Milk Colony. A 65-year-old man committed suicide by hanging himself in his Sector 15 home due to melancholy in a separate incident.