Woman hangs herself in first month of marriage in Delhi

New Delhi (IANS) | A 23-year-old woman committed suicide in Delhi’s Bhalswa village less than a month after her marriage. An official gave this information on Monday. According to the police, the police control room received information about the hanging of the woman in Bhalswa village under Jahangirpuri police station area at around 6.40 pm on Sunday, following which a police team was sent to the spot.

Preliminary inquiry revealed that the woman committed suicide by hanging herself from a fan with a sari.

She had recently married Vivek Yadav on April 22, said a senior police officer.

Legal proceedings have been initiated under section 176 of the CrPC, the official said. The direction of further investigation will be decided after the postmortem. The SDM of the area has also been called for necessary action.

–IANS