Uttar Pradesh: Vegetarian woman dies by suicide after husband cooks chicken at home, 1 arrested
A woman allegedly died by suicide in Uttar Pradesh's Vanshiwala village in Amroha district. She hanged herself to death, said reports. However her family alleged that the woman was murdered by her in-laws and husband over dowry. The woman's husband who was taken into custody by the police claimed that his wife, who was a vegetarian, died by suicide after he cooked chicken at home.
New Delhi: In a shocking case reported from Uttar Pradesh's Amroha district, a 21-year-old woman allegedly ended her life after her husband cooked chicken at home. The woman was reportedly a vegetarian. The incident happened in Vanshiwala village of Amroha.
Woman's family alleges harassment
However following the death, the woman's family has alleged harassment at the hands of her in-laws. The deceased was identified as Reena Singh, who was married to 24-year-old Nigam Singh.
Based on a complaint by the woman's family, police arrested Nigam. During questioning, he told officers that he was drunk on the day his wife died. He came home with raw chicken and cooked it. This made his wife angry, who was a vegetarian.
He claimed that later he found his wife hanging from the ceiling fan. A worried Nigam, decided to hide the dead body. Taking help of 2 others, Mahkar and Bijendra, he wrapped the body in a cloth and disposed it in the Ganga river, which flows just 3 kilometers away from their house, the police said. After disposing of the body of the woman, he filed a missing persons complaint with the police.
As police began investigations, they approached the woman's family. They raised suspicion about their daughter's disappearance and alleged that Nigam might have something to do with the entire issue. A complaint was filed by the woman's mother Kaushlya.
The police filed the complaint under BNS section 80 (dowry death) and 238 (disappearance of evidence) against 5 people, including Nigam, his parents, his brother Mahkar and cousin Bijendra. While Nigam has been arrested, the other accused in the case are absconding. Police said that efforts were on to trace them and arrest them at the earliest. Police have also started a search for the dead body of the woman.