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Migrant woman dies by suicide in Gujarat after husband refuses to buy her phone

She wanted a new mobile phone from her husband, a request he refused time and again due to their poor financial condition. The couple fought over the issue, and it enraged Urmila. Following the dispute, she hanged herself.

After the incident, local people alerted the authorities. (Photo credit: Unsplash)
After the incident, local people alerted the authorities. (Photo credit: Unsplash)
| Updated on: Jan 18, 2026 | 07:11 PM
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New Delhi: In a shocking and heartbreaking incident in Gujarat's Aravalli district, a 22-year-old migrant woman allegedly took her own life after fighting with her husband over a mobile phone.

Woman ends life over phone in Gujarat

The woman, Urmila Khanan Rijan, originally hails from Nepal. She used to reside in Modasa with her husband and child, and they ran a small Chinese food business there.

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She wanted a new mobile phone from her husband, a request he refused time and again due to their poor financial condition. The couple fought over the issue, and it enraged Urmila. Following the dispute, she hanged herself at their residence near Bhavanpur, and local people alerted the authorities. The Modasa Police have taken the body into custody for a post-mortem examination and are probing the incident.

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