Tailor killed daughter over ‘affair', died by suicide: Greater Noida Police
When she woke up on Monday, around 6 am, she saw two bodies in one of the rooms on the ground floor — her husband, Ashok Kumar (45), was hanging from an iron rod and her 18-year-old daughter was lying dead on the floor.
Police said Ashok, a tailor at a private firm, allegedly killed his daughter after he suspected her of having an affair and later hanged himself.
Around 6.30 am on Monday, Sudhir Kumar, Additional DCP, Greater Noida, said police received a call on the 112 helpline that a man had died by suicide. 'A police team reached the spot and found a person hanging and the body of a woman nearby,' he said.
'When we spoke to the family members, we found that Ashok had killed his daughter over an affair and then died by suicide… The bodies have been sent for post-mortem and all aspects are being investigated,' said the Additional DCP.
Dharmendra Shukla, SHO, Kasna Police Station, where the call was received, told The Indian Express that it was Ashok's brother, Hublal, who informed the police of the two deaths. 'We are still trying to figure out the exact cause of their deaths,' Shukla said.
On Monday, Ashok's house wore a deserted look with a lock outside. With her two sons, aged 11 and 12, Sharda has shifted to her sister-in-law's house, a few metres away. 'Everything was going well for us. I do not know what happened between them late at night,' she told The Indian Express.
'We knew she had been talking to a man. My husband had, time and again, asked her to stop, but she did not listen. Last night, when we went to sleep, he had taken her phone,' she recalled.
'We had already found a match for her. It was a good family and they were placed well financially. We had planned her wedding after the monsoon…,' Sharda said, adding, 'She had told us she would only marry the man she liked and no one else…'
Police said they have not received any complaint from the family members.
Neetika Jha is a Correspondent with The Indian Express. She covers crime, health, environment as well as stories of human interest, in Noida, Ghaziabad and western UP. When not on the field she is probably working on another story idea. On weekends, she loves to read fiction over a cup of coffee. The Thursday Murder club, Yellow Face and Before the Coffee Gets Cold were her recent favourites. She loves her garden as much as she loves her job. She is an alumnus of Asian College of Journalism, Chennai. ... Read More
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