Deepak and Sonabai, the mother-son duo who have been booked for abetment of suicide case by Vakola police for the suicide of 26-year-old Kumud Atme have been taken into police custody till April 2.
Deepak and Sonabai, the mother-son duo who have been booked for abetment of suicide case by Vakola police for the suicide of 26-year-old Kumud Atme have been taken into police custody till April 2.u00a0
Supposedly fed up of the mental torture meted out by her mother-in-law and husband, Atme, who was two months pregnant, ended her life on Saturday night. Based on the suicide note left behind by the woman, the police has arrested the duo. They will be presented in the Bandra court on April 2.
According to the Vakola police, Kumud hanged herself from the ceiling fan in the bedroom of her flat in Abhishek Building, Santacruz (E), around 9 pm on Saturday.
The incident took place when her husband, Deepak (31), was away and her mother-in-law, Sonabai (58), was in the other room. It was Sonabai who found Kumud's body. She immediately informed her neighbours, who called the police as well as Deepak, who runs a kerosene supply agency in Thane.
An officer from the Vakola police said, "A case has been registered against Deepak and Sonabai under Section 498 (A) (husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty), 306 (abetment of suicide) and 34 (common intention)."
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