Woman dies by suicide after husband slaps her over fighting with his mother
Police have also pressed charges of dowry death against him on the complaint of the deceased woman's family.
The woman has been identified as 23-year-old Mamta, who allegedly died at her husband's Sakinaka house on June 28.
Mamta married Rajesh Jokhai Prasad Maurya, 32, a driver by profession in June 2024. This was her second marriage, as she had divorced her first husband.
As per the police complaint, a month after marriage, Maurya told Mamta to borrow money from her father, as he wanted to buy a flat. Her father gave her husband Rs 5 lakh.
However, later Maurya allegedly asked her to bring more money, the police said.
Mamta's younger brother, Shubham Kushwaha, who lives with a relative in Kandivali, in his statement to the police, said that whenever Mamta would speak to family members in their UP village over the phone, she would ask for money and also tell how her husband harassed and assaulted her for dowry.
The police informed her parents, who then informed Mamta's brother in Mumbai to visit her in-laws' place.
The brother went to the Rajawadi hospital, where Maurya told him that she had a fight with his mother, after which he slapped her. Later, she died by suicide, states the FIR.
On Kushwaha's statement, the police booked Maurya under sections 108 (abetment of suicide) and 80 (dowry death) of Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS).
Police are scanning Mamta's phone and will also be recording statements of her parents to understand the plight she was going through, an officer said.
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