JOIN USA 24-year-old mother of two reportedly set herself ablaze in Indiranagar here on Sunday afternoon, police said.
Parents of Aiyamma alias Sujatha alleged that her husband Eshwarappa (26) had “tortured” her so much that she was forced to end her life.
Sujatha, a construction worker, allegedly doused herself with kerosene when no one was at her makeshift home in the cellar of an under-construction apartment complex on 6th Cross, 2nd Main, Defence Colony, Indiranagar, around 2.30 pm. Eshwarappa had gone out to bring groceries.
Two women staying nearby rushed to the shed when they heard Sujatha’s wails. She died about 15 minutes later, before any medical help could be extended to her, police said.
The couple was married in 2008, and had a son, three-year-old Bagesh, and a one-and-a-half-year-old daughter, Jayashri. They were working at the apartment complex being constructed by Marvel Realtors.
Police were called in around 4 pm. Sujatha’s parents, Eshwar and Devaramma, who are also construction workers and stay in Koramangala, blamed Eshwarappa for the death. They said Eshwarappa used to pester their daughter, which eventually forced her to commit suicide.
Police said they are yet to arrest Eshwarappa, as the victim’s family later changed their statement.
“Devaramma had first lodged a complaint of dowry death, but later the family sought to blame the victim’s employer, apparently to get monetary compensation,” Kumar D, Indiranagar Police Inspector, said.
The body has been kept at the Bowring Hospital for post-mortem. Police have lodged a case of dowry harassment and abetment of suicide under Sections 498 (A) and 306 respectively of the IPC.
Man held for betting
The City police raided a shop and arrested one person on the charge of cricket betting and recovered Rs 69,200, two cellphones and some papers from him.
The police raided Jagadamba Corporation on D K Lane and arrested the suspect Praveen (23), a resident of Okalipuram. He was acting as per the directions of Mukesh Chikna.
Fire at wood factory
Goods worth about Rs three lakh were destroyed in a fire that broke out at the Oriental Wood Factory in Anchepalya on Tumkur Road on Sunday night.
Nine fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the fire that broke out around 9 pm. The flames destroyed logs, plastic materials, and other goods. The inferno was controlled in about one-and-a-half hours.