23-year-old pregnant woman died by suicide, alleges abuse by husband, in-laws
PTC News Desk: A 23-year-old pregnant woman allegedly died by suicide after she was found hanging on July 29 at her husband’s residence in Vellangular, Kerala’s Thrissur district.
The woman has been identified as Faseela who is survived by a son.
The Irinjalakuda police have arrested her husband, Naufal, and mother-in-law, Ramla, and both were remanded to judicial custody on Wednesday. The arrests followed a complaint by Faseela’s family, who alleged that the suicide was the result of ongoing domestic violence. Police said the family handed over WhatsApp messages in which Faseela described repeated instances of abuse by her husband and mother-in-law.
While narrating her ordeal to family, Faseela said that she got pregnant second time and that her husband had kicked her in the stomach multiple times. She further alleged that her mother-in-law subjected her to constant verbal abuse. In one of the final messages, Faseela wrote to her mother, “I am going to die, or they will kill me.”
The police have registered a case on the charges of abetment to suicide and other relevant provisions. Following the inquest at the Government Medical College in Thrissur, Faseela’s body was handed over to her family. She is survived by a son.
- With inputs from agencies
