The case traces back to April 2010, when husband, Vijay Singh, died by suicide, two years after his marriage to Urmila. A suicide note submitted by his father alleged mental harassment and threats of false dowry accusations by Urmila and her family.
The NCW Chairperson, Vijaya Rahatkar, wrote to the Director General of Police (DGP), Tamil Nadu, asking for a prompt and fair investigation under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.
Several young people in Afghanistan have recently died by suicide, with drug addiction, unemployment, and mental health struggles as key causes, TOLO News reported. Families and experts urge greater awareness and support, as 72 cases have already been recorded in Khost province alone in 2024
Section 144 has been imposed in North Waziristan for one month amid rising security concerns. A curfew was enforced on Monday to support military operations after a deadly suicide bombing killed 13 soldiers and injured three civilians, according to ARY News.
A 23-year-old labourer from Uttar Pradesh was found hanging at Masoodpur village near Vasant Kunj North police station area in Delhi, police said on Sunday.
Thirteen security personnel were killed in a suicide bombing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's North Waziristan district on Saturday, carried out by Fitna-al-Khawarij, according to a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), The Dawn reported.
Over a dozen soldiers have been killed and several others injured in a suicide attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, officials said, according to Al Jazeera.
A woman journalist who was working as a news presenter in Hyderabad allegedly committed suicide in her residence here on June 27, as per the police officials.
A 34-year-old woman from Lucknow, identified as Vomika Soni, was rescued by authorities after she drove her car onto a railway track near Nagulapally Railway Station in an alleged attempt to end her life, according to Vikarabad police.
In an era of action cinema, the 'Lost in Translation' director, Sofia Coppola, says that she doesn't prefer watching "overdone" violent films as it is quite "upsetting" for her.
Congress leader Sachin Pilot launched a scathing attack on the BJP government in Rajasthan over its handling of the "suicide case" of Dr Rakesh Bishnoi, a third-year resident doctor at Jodhpur's SN Medical College, and also slammed it over law and order situation in the state.
Raj Prasad, a 22-year-old light technician from Chattarpur, died by suicide in Delhi's Maidangarhi area on Friday after jumping from a building. Police have begun an investigation, and the deceased's family in Rudrapur, Uttarakhand, has been informed.