A woman from Mandya committed suicide allegedly due to dowry harassment. A six page long death note blaming her husband and mother-in-law was found, reported The New Indian Express.
Mandya police have taken Prathap and his mother into custody.
The deceased, who is identified as Supraja was a resident of Leelavathi Layout in Maddur taluk. Supraja and Prathap were in a relationship for three years before they married in 2011 against their families’ wishes. The couple have a three-year-old son.
TNIE reported that, Supraja’s father Manjunath admitted his daughter was being harassed by the in-laws
“She was doing her MTech through correspondence and was managing home apart from working. Fed up with the torture, she resorted to the extreme step,” said Manjunath.
“With a lot of trust in Prathap I married him, but he is not trustworthy. I requested my mother-in-law to be friendly, but no use. I have decided to commit suicide,” says her death note.
As wounds were found on her body Supraja’s relatives allege the family members have beaten her to death.
This is an aggregated report from The New Indian Express