Woman ends life due to harassment

Rajkot: A 28-year-old woman, mother of a four-year-old child, committed suicide allegedly due to harassment of her husband who she had divorced three years ago.The woman, Rajal Mewada’s mother Madhu, lodged a complaint against Rajesh Makwana, alleging that he was forcing her daughter to keep sexual relations with him. The B-division police booked Makwana under IPC section 306 Rajal and Makwana got married eight years ago but they divorced in 2020 due to persistent domestic quarrels. Madhu alleged that Makwana often visited their home in the absence of family members and forced Rajal to keep relations with him.On Monday, when the family members went to Botad to perform a religious ritual, Rajal hanged herself. When Madhu returned home, she saw Makwana sitting at her home with her dead daughter's head in his lap.