Woman alleges dowry harassment, ends life

In a video, she blames her husband and in-laws for the extreme step

Updated - July 16, 2020 12:24 pm IST - CUDDALORE

A 21-year-old woman ended her life, allegedly due to harassment by her husband and in-laws for dowry in their house at Erumanur near Virudhachalam on Wednesday night.

The victim Shobana also posted a video on a social networking site blaming her husband Vijayakumar, 24, and in-laws for forcing her to take the extreme step.

According to the police, the couple had a one-year-old son.

Vijayakumar, who was working in an IT company in Chennai, lost his job during the lockdown and returned home. Then, he and his parents began demanding more dowry and started physically harassing Shobana, she charged.

On Wednesday evening, Shobana went to her room along with the child and took the extreme step. Her family members lodged a complaint with the Virudhachalam police.

The police have detained the husband and her in-laws.

Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the State’s health helpline 104 and Sneha’s suicide prevention helpline 044 - 24640050.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.