Two women who coincidentally got married on the same day met the same tragic fate.
In the first case, a 27-year-old woman who was married four months ago was found hanging from the ceiling of her home in Subramanyanagar on Saturday night.
The deceased was identified as Bhuvana and her parents filed a complaint with the Subramanyanagar police alleging that her husband Sagar tortured her for dowry.
The police sentenced Sagar to death for dowry and are looking for him.
IBhuvana’s father Nagaraja S told police his daughter was chasing her MCA in a college in Mariyappanapalya when she fell in love with Sagar. “Although we were against Bhuvana’s decision to marry Sagar, she was adamant and we gave in,” Nagaraja said.
The couple were married in a temple in Nanjangud on August 28, 2020 and started living in a rented house in Laggere, after which Bhuvana joined as a technician in a multinational company while Sagar was jobless. “Sagar was literally living off his wife’s earnings. He started taking loans and asked Bhuvana to bring silver and gold ornaments from her house. He started beating her because she was not bringing any dowry from her house,” he added.
Bhuvana also learned that her husband was having an illicit affair with a woman. On January 2, Bhuvana called her mother and told of her ordeal. In the afternoon, Bhuvana’s family found her hanging from a hook in the ceiling of her bedroom. There was no death note.
In another dowry-related death incident in the city, Katyayani (29) committed suicide at her home in Srirampura with her parents alleging that her husband Shashidhar and her family members tortured her for dowry. According to Katyayani’s mother, Padmamma, her daughter and Shashidhar were married at a temple in Channapatna on August 28, 2020. During the wedding, Katyayani’s parents gave her 150g of gold and 50,000 rupees later when Shashidhar had expressed fear that it had not been given. anything in cash. Later, Shashidhar and his family members including his father, mother and two sisters-in-law started harassing Katyayani for more money. January 3, Padmamma received a call from her daughter who told of her ordeal. Later, Padmamma learned that she had taken her own life. They then contacted Srirampura Police and filed a complaint based on which Katyayani’s husband and family members, including two sisters-in-law, were sentenced for dowry death and further investigations are ongoing.
Resource KT
