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Newly Wed Bengaluru Woman Commits Suicide Allegedly Over Dowry Harassment

IANS, 04 Dec, 2017 01:38 PM
    Vanitha, 28, daughter of a corporator in Mysuru, was found hanging from the ceiling of her room last night.
     
    A newly married woman allegedly committed suicide over dowry harassment by her mother-in-law, at HSR layout in the Bengaluru.
     
    Police said she left behind a suicide note, saying her mother-in-law had been harassing her over dowry.
     
    Vanitha, 28, daughter of a corporator in Mysuru, was found hanging from the ceiling of her room last night.
     
    She had got married to a techie from Chennai five months ago.
     
    Police said the woman's mother-in-law and husband were detained and were being questioned. 

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