Ahmedabad: A 26-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide at her home in Jashodanagar on Oct 15. Vatva GIDC police have registered a case of abetment of suicide against her husband after a complaint by the woman’s father, a resident of Jodhpur in Rajasthan. The woman was allegedly facing physical and mental harassment, demands for money and suspicion from her husband, who had lost money in gambling and took away her earnings, police said.After their marriage in Jan 2024, the couple moved to London for work and returned to Ahmedabad 10 months later after the company shut down. The complaint alleges that the husband remained unemployed and lost large sums to gambling. He would pick up fights, suspect her and assault her. After the woman took up a job at a tuition class in Vastral, he would allegedly take away her earnings. She was also pressured to bring money from her parents. On one occasion, the woman was allegedly made to sleep in the verandah. On Oct 15, she allegedly hanged herself in the bedroom using a dupatta.
