Siblings acquitted in suicide case

GURGAON: A local court on Wednesday acquitted a woman and her brother who were booked for abetting a man's suicide. Additional district and sessions judge J B Gupta acquitted Pinky, 28, and her brother Sombir, 30.
They were booked under Section 306 and other sections of the Indian Penal Code after the body of Rajesh, 28, was found hanging from a ceiling fan in a hotel on January 22, 2010.Rajesh and Pinky, both already married and residents of Paprawat village near Najafgarh in Delhi, were said to be in love.
Pinky's brother Sombir, 30, from a village near Bhiwani district in Haryana, was against the relationship. According to an FIR registered at Civil Lines police station, Rajesh booked a room in a hotel on New Railway Road on January 21, 2010, and ended his life leaving a suicide note blaming Pinky and Sombir for his taking the extreme step. As many as 22 of 26 witnesses were examined in court. The duo was acquitted for lack of evidence.