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Thiruvananthapuram: Weeks after the suicide of Vipanchika along with her daughter at an apartment in Sharjah, an investigation has been initiated by the crime branch. The state crime branch will take over the investigation into the death of the Kollam native, who was found dead along with her one-and-a-half-year-old daughter in their apartment at Al Nahda, Sharjah, on July 8.
The family had alleged that her husband Nidheesh and his family members are directly responsible for her death as according to them she was physically and mentally harassed for months over dowry.
“We welcome the investigation. We demand that those behind the death should be arrested and this should not happen to anyone in future”, said Ranjini, a friend of Vipanchika.
Currently, the probe is based on cases registered in Kollam against Vipanchika’s husband Nidheesh, his sister Neethu Beny, and their father Mohanan. Earlier, Nidheesh and his mother were booked under the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, and Sections 85 and 108 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The action follows a complaint filed by Vipanchika’s mother Shailaja, who alleged that her daughter faced persistent dowry harassment and abuse from her husband and in-laws.
According to the family, the victim had been residing in Sharjah for the past five years. They claim the abuse worsened after the birth of her daughter. Nidheesh had allegedly been putting pressure on her for a divorce and subjecting her to frequent physical and psychological abuse. Vipanchika had reportedly confided in her mother multiple times about the abuse.
A purported suicide note recovered from the apartment named Nidheesh, Neethu Benny and Mohanan as being directly responsible for her death.
A 23-year-old woman was found hanging at her husband’s residence on Tuesday, triggering suspicions of domestic abuse. The deceased Faseela was the wife of Noufal (29), a native of Nedungonam Valiyakath, Karumathra.
Based on a statement from her family alleging that she was a victim of domestic violence, the Irinjalakuda police have taken Noufal and his mother, Ramlath, into custody. Faseela was reportedly two months pregnant, and her family claims the pregnancy was not welcomed by her husband and his family.
