Three separate incidents of suicide were reported from three different sports occurred in as many places rocked in and around the steel city on Thursday morning.
Dead bodies of two teenagers were found hanging in their residence in Jugsalai and Seraikela, the third dead body was that of a 20-year-old woman was found in a hanging position at her in-law’s house in Golmuri locality.
Young woman has been identified as Sonam Parveen. A case of dowry murder has been lodged against her in-laws on the basis of her father Nurul Haque’s police complaint.
A resident of Kapali near Mango, Nurul has alleged Parveen’s husband Safdar Khan, father-law, mother-in-law, sister-in-law and a brother-in-law to have hanged his daughter after poisoning her to death.
“My son-in-law Safdar is away in the Gulf where he works, but his kin have poisoned my daughter to death for not bringing adequate dowry during the marriage which was solemnised in March 2020. Safdar is equally responsible for my daughter's murder,” Nurul has said in an FIR lodged by the bereaved father.
The deceased is survived by an eight-month-old baby boy.
OC of Golmuri thana, Arvind Kumar said, “Apparently it is a case of suicide, but as the deceased’s father has alleged her husband and in-laws have poisoned the young woman for dowry, we are compelled to register a case accordingly.”
Kumar said that they would be arresting the accused only after carrying out an investigation.
In another case, a 19-year-old youth, Sandeep Kumar Mahto, the only male member of the family committed suicide at his house in Rudra Prataap Colony in Seraikela. He was suffering from depression after his father and brother died a couple of years ago.
In another locality of steel city, a 17-year-old boy, Sohan Kumar Sahu also chose to end his life at his home Kalisthan locality, which falls under Jugsalai thana area