A 21-year-old woman and her parents allegedly died by suicide in Karnataka’s Mysuru district, due to constant harassment by a man. The family of three was found dead in their home in Kempinahundi village in Mysuru district, police said.
This came two days before the woman married another man. A suicide note was found in the deceased’s home, identifying the person allegedly responsible for his death. The woman was engaged to another man, and the wedding was scheduled for June 24.
A case of incitement was registered against the man whom the family mentioned in its note. However, the police said that the accused had fled since the accident, adding that further investigations were underway in this regard.
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What did the family of the deceased reveal in the note?
The family held a man responsible for their deaths, accusing him of harassment. In the note found in her home, the 21-year-old woman stated that the accused proposed marriage to her, but she rejected the proposal in front of her parents, PTI reported. However, despite the rejection, the man continued to harass the family, while claiming to love her, a senior police officer told PTI.
The officer said that according to their memorandum, the accused pressured the family to marry the woman to him, even though she was engaged to someone else.
The accused sent pictures to the woman’s fiancé
After continuous harassment, the woman’s family allegedly summoned the accused and his parents to their home on the night of June 21 and issued them a warning. They also allegedly forced the accused to delete all messages and photos related to the woman from his mobile phone, PTI reported, citing the officer.
The Times Of India reported that residents of the village where the three deceased resided had earlier warned the accused against harassing the family.
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However, the accused still had some of the photos and, shortly after returning home, he allegedly sent them to the man the 21-year-old was supposed to marry days later. Upon seeing this, Al-Khatib and his parents arrived at the woman’s house, and things escalated after that, the police said. This forced the family of three to take the extreme step. No arrests have been made in this regard so far. On the other hand, residents organized a protest following the incident, demanding the arrest of the accused, according to what was reported by Tony newspaper.
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