Days after man dies by suicide, cops issue notice to wife in UP
Hindustan TimesA team from Bengaluru’s Marathahalli police travelled to Uttar Pradesh to issue a notice to the wife and the in-laws of a 34-year-old software engineer who died allegedly by suicide earlier this week. The family members have been asked to appear for questioning following allegations of harassment and extortion made in the deceased’s suicide note in the notice, said a senior police officer. The suicide note claimed the victim’s wife and her family had demanded ₹3 crore to settle a divorce case and ₹30 lakh for him to visit his four-year-old son. Inspector Anil Kumar of Marathahalli police stated, “Based on a complaint filed by the victim’s brother, we have registered a case under Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita Section 108 against the wife, her mother, brother, and uncle.” The police said that no arrests would be made immediately.