Tragic suicide: Kerala Dr. Shahana ends life amid heavy dowry demand.
According to an Indian media report, 26-year-old Dr. Shahanapast committed suicide after demand dowry from her in-laws before her marriage.
According to the tragic incident, Shahana, a PG student in the surgery department of Thiruvananthapuram Medical College, was found dead in her rented apartment near the institute on Tuesday morning.
It is being told that the wedding of Dr. Shahana’s choice was taking place, but there was a row in the happy house when Shahana’s boyfriend refused the marriage because Shahana’s family could not give the required dowry.
The boy’s parents had demanded 150 tolas of gold, 15 acres of land and a BMW car in the name of dowry. When Dr Shahana’s family said they could not meet the demand, shahana’s boyfriend and his family. canceled the marriage.
The police have registered a case against the boy under the dowry prevention and incitement to suicide laws, besides the statements of the deceased’s relatives have been recorded.
According to local media reports, Dr Shahana lived with her mother and two siblings, her father having died two years ago. Shahana was in a relationship with a man named Dr EA Roys and the two had decided to get married.
On the other hand, according to the police, a note was found near Shahana’s body in which she had written that ‘everyone wants only money and wealth’.
After Shehana’s suicide, Kerala Women’s Commission Chairperson Advocate Sathi Devi met Shehana’s mother at her home and demanded a proper investigation into the matter.
Sathi Devi said that if the boy’s family had demanded dowry, a case would be registered against them under the Dowry Prevention Act.
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