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Bengaluru: A 26-year-old woman ended her life after her husband allegedly harassed her for giving birth to a girl.
The incident took place at Laggere near Nandini Layout on Monday.
The deceased, Rakshitha, a housewife, was married to Ravish, an employee with a private bank. The couple were residing at Muneshwara Block.
A senior police officer said that Rakshitha's father, Timmaraju, said in his complaint that the couple were married four years ago and she had delivered a baby girl a few months ago.
The harassment began after childbirth. Ravish did not come to see the baby at the hospital. He also refused to pay the hospital bill.
Rakshitha recently moved back to her husband's house, where Ravish, along with his brother Lokesh, continued harassing her.
Upset over this, Rakshitha had taken the extreme step, the officer said.
Based on the complaint, the police detained Ravish.
However, Ravish gave a statement that Rakshitha hanged herself while he was away at work.
He said upon returning home, he knocked on the door several times, but received no response. He then called the house owner, who used a spare key to open the door. Inside, they found Rakshitha hanging. The family and police were informed afterward.
"We awaiting the autopsy report to take further action against the accused," the police officer added.