Indore: A man was booked by the police in connection with his wife’s suicide in Azad Nagar area on Saturday. Reports said that the woman was being harassed by the husband for dowry due to which she took such an extreme step.
According to the police, the deceased identified as Shivani, 25, a resident of Indra Ekta Nagar area of the city committed suicide a few days ago. During the investigation, it was revealed that she was being tortured for dowry by her husband Uttam Mehra.
He used to demand dowry from her and when Shivani was not able to fulfil his demands, he started harassing her. The police said that Uttam was harassing her mentally and physically due to which she suffered from depression and hanged herself after being fed up.
The police have registered a case against the accused under Section 498-A, 323 and 306 of the IPC and have launched a manhaunt to nab the accused.