NEW DELHI: A 30-year-old pregnant lady working with the Ministry of Defence was discovered useless at her house in southwest Delhi’s Dwarka on Friday, police mentioned.Police have registered a case of cruelty and abetment of suicide in opposition to her husband and in-laws after her household alleged she was harassed over dowry.Her husband is at the moment absconding.The deceased was recognized as Nazia Khanam, who was posted as an Assistant Part Officer (ASO) within the Ministry of Defence.She had married Mohammad Azam Ali Khan on April 11 this 12 months, who works as a provide chain supervisor in Gurgaon. The girl was 3 months pregnant.Police mentioned a PCR name concerning a suicide was acquired at Sector 23 police station at round 4.21pm. A police crew reached the spot and took the physique into possession. The involved SDM was knowledgeable and the physique was subsequently shifted to the mortuary of DDU Hospital for the requisite proceedings.“On the day of the incident, the husband and spouse had gone to a hospital for checkup and as soon as they bought again house, the couple bought into an argument. After this, she locked her husband in a single room and herself inside one other room and took her life,” a senior police officer mentioned.On the identical day, members of the family of Khanam appeared earlier than the Govt Justice of the Peace and submitted written statements. At that stage, they didn’t increase any suspicion or allegation in opposition to her husband or some other member of her matrimonial household, police mentioned. Nonetheless, the following day, Khanam’s dad and mom once more appeared earlier than the SDM and submitted a recent assertion/criticism, during which they levelled allegations in opposition to her husband and different members of the matrimonial household.“Of their criticism to the SDM the household has alleged that the husband was bodily assaulting her and mentally harassing her which drove her to take the intense step,” the senior police officer added.Primarily based on the following criticism and the information disclosed in it, police registered a case at Sector 23 police station underneath part 85 (Husband or relative of husband of a lady subjecting her to cruelty) and 108 (Abetment of suicide) of BNS. Household has additionally demanded that part 80 (dowry dying)be additionally added to the FIR.The precise circumstances resulting in Khanam’s dying and the allegations made by her dad and mom are being examined as a part of the continued investigation. Police mentioned additional authorized motion will observe after the information are established.
