Woman commits suicide after wedding called off over dowry demand

Bareilly | Friday | 14th September, 2018

Summary:

Pilibhit: A 26-year-old woman committed suicide at Sai Dham colony in Pilibhit city on Friday after the man she was to marry and his family members had allegedly called off the wedding over dowry demands. Family members of the deceased, Kirti Suman, also said that she took the extreme step after learning about her former fiancé’s wedding to another woman recently. Police have recovered a suicide note in which she has blamed the accused man of mentally harassing her. The accused would be arrested at the earliest.” An FIR has been registered against the accused and his family members.“Suman was engaged to one Arvind Kumar, who is currently posted as an assistant engineer in Sonbhadra district, on February 25 last year..