SBS Nagar: A day after woman committed suicide after consuming poisonous substances at her house in Saroya village in the district, local police have booked her husband and in-laws on charges of abetment of suicide here on Wednesday.
Accused have been identified as Balwant Singh, his father Surinder Singh, mother Kamlesh and sister Pooja of Saroya village.
A case under Sections 306 (abetment of suicide) on the complaint filed by victim’s father Ram Babu of Chandigarh.
In his complaint, he told the police that they got married on November 4, 2018 and both were working together in Chandigarh, however, due to Covid-19, they left the city and started living in Saroya village in SBS Nagar district.
“After she started living with her in the village, her in-laws had been mentally and physically torturing my daughter for giving not enough dowry in the marriage. Due to this, she took this extreme step,” he told the police.
Inquiry officer and assistant-sub inspector of Pojewal police Ashwani Kumar said that a case has been registered into the matter and further investigation is going on.
“The raids are on to apprehend the accused and they will be arrested soon,” he said.