Doctor ends life after harassment by husband and parents-in-law over Rs 1 cr demand – ThePrint – PTIFeed

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Oct 16 (PTI) A doctor died by suicide in Maharashtra’s Parbhani district after she was allegedly harassed by her husband and in-laws who pressured her to bring Rs 1 crore from her parents, police said on Wednesday.

According to the FIR, Dr Priyanka Bhumre married Beed resident Nilesh Vharkate in 2022. After about two months, her in-laws allegedly demanded Rs 1 crore to set up a hospital and started harassing her mentally and physically.

Around 3 pm on Monday, Dr Priyanka received a call and went to the upstairs of her mother’s house. Later, a relative found her lying motionless on the floor, with a scarf hanging from a hook on the ceiling. She was taken to a hospital where doctors declared her brought dead, the FIR said.

Following her mother’s complaint, Palam police have arrested Dr Priyanka’s husband and four family members for abetment to suicide, the FIR said. PTI AW NO

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