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Crime
Woman’s Suicide Sparks Protest Over Alleged Police Harassment
✍️ TOI City
🗓 04 Oct 2026, 08:48 AM
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A 45‑year‑old woman died by poisoning after her family was assaulted by relatives of a girl. The husband alleges police harassment and inappropriate conduct by the officer in charge, sparking protests demanding accountability.
A 45‑year‑old woman from an unnamed village in India died after ingesting poison on Thursday, following an assault on her family by relatives of a girl.
The husband, who was present during the incident, claims the local police outpost harassed them and that the officer in charge behaved inappropriately. He said the police threatened them while they sought help regarding their son’s situation.
The family says the attack was retaliation for their son’s elopement with a minor, a matter they had been trying to resolve with authorities.
After the woman’s death, community members staged protests demanding accountability for the police’s conduct and the alleged harassment.
The husband, who was present during the incident, claims the local police outpost harassed them and that the officer in charge behaved inappropriately. He said the police threatened them while they sought help regarding their son’s situation.
The family says the attack was retaliation for their son’s elopement with a minor, a matter they had been trying to resolve with authorities.
After the woman’s death, community members staged protests demanding accountability for the police’s conduct and the alleged harassment.