Devika and her husband Sampath
Hyderabad: Unable to tolerate dowry demands, a 35-year-old software engineer, who got married six months ago, died by suicide hanging herself from a fan at her home on Sunday, March 2.
Her body was discovered by her husband Satish at around 10 am the following day. After finding her body, Satish immediately informed the police and Devika’s family.
Devika and Satish got married in Goa and resided in Prashanthi Hills under Raidurgam police station limits.
According to preliminary investigation, Devika quarreled with her husband. Her mother has filed a police complaint against Satish alleging that he constantly troubled her daughter for dowry.
Devika’s body has been shifted to Osmania Hospital for postmortem. A case has been registered and further investigation is on.
In another similar incident from Telangana, ten days ago, a 24-year-old newlywed died by suicide after she hanged herself due to alleged harassment for dowry by her husband.
The deceased was identified as A Manisha, a native of Suryapet district in Telangana. Manisha had married Sampath, a native of Suryapet, last year. He is employed as a lab technician at a hospital in Hyderabad.
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