Tribune News Service Amritsar April 9 The Cantonment police have booked an Air Force employee after his wife Abhijita allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan here on Thursday. The husband and his mother were booked following a complaint lodged by the victims father. The victims father Ram Chander Butiya a resident of Biharipur village in Orissa told the police that Abhijita was married to Tapas Rajan Payak in June 2019. He said around a year ago he was transferred to Amritsar. Ram Chander said the accused used to harass her and was pressuring her for bringing cash from her family. He said at that time of their marriage he had given Rs 3 lakh cash and 200 gm of gold ornaments to her in-laws. However her in-laws were demanding more cash from her. Perturbed over her continuous harassment she ended her life by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at her residence. Ram Chander said his daughter had not committed suicide she was murdered by the accused. The police said a case under Section 306 of the IPC had been registered against Tapas Ranjan and his mother Pushplata in this connection while further investigation was under progress. SI Satnam Singh investigating officer in the case said raids were on to nab the suspects and the autopsy report was awaited.

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