Jaipur: A 30-year-old man allegedly committed suicide at his residence in Jaipur’s Anand Nagar Vistar area Sunday evening. He left a suicide note, accusing his in-laws of harassing him and his family, demanding money and threatening them. Police have registered a case of abetment of suicide on his brother’s complaint.According to the police, the deceased, identified as Devendra Sharma, was found hanging inside his locked room around 5pm Sunday in the Jamdoli police station area.According to his family, his mother alerted his brother, Vishal, after Devendra failed to respond from inside the room. “Vishal reached the house with his wife and saw Devendra hanging through the glass panel in the door. They brought him down with the neighbours’ help and called a doctor. He was taken to SMS Hospital, where he was declared dead,” said a police officer.A police team found a suicide note in the room. “The deceased blamed members of his in-laws’ family for his death in the note. He appealed to the police to ensure justice for his family, claiming they were being harassed and subjected to demands for money,” said a police officer.Devendra’s maternal uncle, Ratan Lal Sharma, alleged that the harassment began soon after his marriage to Ritika alias Rinku on April 29, 2026. “She left the matrimonial home the following day and returned about 15 days later with members of her family to collect jewellery, clothes and other belongings. She also filed a dowry case against him in May this year. Her family demanded Rs 10 lakh towards wedding expenses, which distressed Devendra,” said Ratan Lal.The family alleged that 10-12 days before his death, Renwal police in Sikar district summoned Devendra and a few other family members on the pretext of compromise.Police have registered a case of unnatural death and initiated an investigation. The allegations against the in-laws and the circumstances preceding Devendra’s death are being examined.
