NAKODAR
Nakodar city police have booked a woman on a charge of forcing her husband to commit suicide.
Investigating Officer (IO) Kulwindar Singh said that the accused has been identified as Simmi Mahant daughter of Nachhtar Singh a resident of Sammi Pur village under Lambarra police station.
Hardev Singh a resident of Mohalla Sher Pur Nakodar City complained to the police that his son Sunni (24) marriage was solemnised with the accused two years ago.
He said that his daughter-in-law developed a constrained relationship with his son following daily quarrying and went to her parental house on September 28 and kept harassing his son who committed suicide on October 7 night by hanging himself in his room.
IO said that a case under section 108(abetment of suicide) of the BNS has been registered against the accused. The body of the deceased was handed over to the family after post-mortem.