A 30-year-old girl’s dying in Sharjah, suspected to be suicide, is being investigated in Kerala after her household alleged that she confronted harassment over dowry.
Athulya, a local of Chavara in Kerala’s Kollam district, was discovered lifeless on July 19 on the flat in Sharjah the place she lived along with her husband, Satheesh Sankar. Quickly after her dying, the household launched video clippings that purportedly confirmed Sankar’s alleged violent behaviour.
Police in Kollam have registered an abetment of suicide case towards Sankar after her household alleged in a grievance that she had confronted extended torture, abuse and repeated calls for for dowry. Sankar works as a web site engineer with a development firm in Dubai.
Athulya’s father, Rajasekharan Pillai, mentioned his daughter was planning to start out a job. “Satheesh by no means allowed her to go for a job. Her plan was to discover a job and stand on her personal ft to take care of her daughter. Final 12 months, she had complained to me that she confronted torture from the husband. Nonetheless, she continued to stick with Satheesh after he apologised and promised to not repeat such acts,” Pillai mentioned.
In the meantime, chatting with the media in Sharjah, Sankar admitted that he used to beat his spouse after getting drunk, however mentioned that he didn’t consider it led her to suicide.
Police sources in Kollam mentioned the FIR was registered below numerous prices, together with abetment of suicide, inflicting grievous damage, and dowry harassment.
“As soon as Sharjah police full their authorized formalities within the case, we are going to take steps to convey Sankar to Kerala. We may also acquire the postmortem report from them. The household has handed over numerous digital proof to substantiate the allegation that the girl was tortured. Her cell phone can be delivered to Kerala for forensic examination,” a police officer mentioned, including {that a} particular group has been constituted in Kollam to probe the case.
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The dying of Athulya, the mom of a 10-year-old lady, reportedly occurred on her thirtieth birthday and has led to outrage in Kerala. The couple’s solely daughter has been staying with Athulya’s mother and father in Kollam.