GANGTOK, 12 March: The Sadar police has arrested the husband in the reported case of suicide by a housewife at Deorali on 08 March. The woman, as earlier reported, had hanged herself at her home at Deorali, Gangtok. However, soon after the death, her brother, Rajib Kalowar, of Coochbehar, had alleged that the victim had suffered persistent mental and physical torture by the husband, Rajen Kumar Gupta, and contended that either his sister had been driven to suicide or murdered and the death made to appear like a suicide.
While at that time [the brother had raised the allegations of 10 March], the police had registered a General Diary entry of the complaint, today, the Sadar police converted the case into a criminal one and arrested the husband, who owns a shop at Deorali School Road, after the brother lodged a formal FIR.
Mr. Kalowar contends that his sister’s body bore extensive injury marks, signs of recent beating, and goes on to allege that she had been consistently subjected to mental tension and physical torture by her husband and in-laws right since the early days of her marriage. Citing the past history and signs of recent beating as evidence, he has alleged that either his sister was driven to commit suicide by her husband and in-laws or murdered by them and the death made to look like a suicide. In this regard it is informed that an inquest has been performed on the deceased and the report is awaited which, it is opined, will present a clearer picture.
As of now, the police has charged the husband under section 304 ‘B’ IPC which deals with death of a woman due to other than normal circumstances within 7 years of her marriage and includes death caused by any burns or bodily injuries within the 7 years and it is shown that soon before her death she was subjected to cruelty or harassment by her husband or in- laws. This section largely pertains to ‘dowry death’ and in case of death of the woman under such circumstances as stated above, such deaths, as per the Indian Penal Code, shall be called ‘Dowry death’. The punishment for such death is imprisonment for a term not less than 7 years.
As mentioned earlier, the police has sought an inquest by the Magistrate and the autopsy report is awaited.
ah, here goes Sikkim joining the rest of the country in killing the woman of the house for demands not fulfilled!!! Sikkim....lets not fall into this....we are already swamped with so many other ills!!!!
ReplyDeletemany deaths are reported..day by day..woman especially remain shut bound by the marriage and the society...this was one case known but there are million others..untold stories..where the husband has kept woman or follows polygamy has sexual relationship with multiple woman and incest even with own mother and the wife is harassed when intervened..Happening here in homes.
ReplyDeletesounds utterly scary and sick!!! Is there no NGO working in this spehere... what are thye busy with!!!
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