Man, kin booked for wife’s suicide

SURAT: Umra police on Sunday booked 11 of the

Rajput

family in connection with the

suicide

of the 30-year-old woman, a day after she jumped to death from the ninth floor of Surat district and sessions court building.

The 11 persons booked include the deceased woman Simpi Singh Rajput’s husband Vijay, his parents, his brothers and their wives as well as his sister and her husband. Vijay works with a private

bank

and they live in Limbayat.

On Sunday, family members of Simpi refused to accept her body until the police takes strict action against her in-laws and husband. They squatted outside the New Civil Hospital throughout the day. Later, some family members of the woman were taken to the police station and a complaint was lodged. When police requested them to accept the body, they demanded immediate arrest. However, they were assured of action and it was only in the evening that they accepted the body.

Police also recovered a suicide note from Simpi’s purse. On Saturday, police had recovered a mobile phone, footwear and purse from the ninth floor of the court building. In the suicide note, she has alleged severe harassment by her in-laws and demanded justice for herself, police said.

“We have booked 11 members and will start collecting evidence soon. We already have the suicide note left by the victim,” said P S Parmar, assistant commissioner of police.

Simpi had earlier filed a complaint of domestic violence, harassment and dowry against her in-laws at the Limbayat police. She had come to the court in connection with the hearing of this case.