A female constable committed suicide by hanging herself in Fatehpur district of Uttar Pradesh. A relative was pressuring the female constable for marriage. Fed up with this, she took the step of suicide. After the incident, the police reached the spot and took the body in their custody and sent it for post-mortem. At the same time, the police is investigating the matter.
This incident of suicide took place in the residence located in the Thariyanv police station premises. A relative of the female constable was pressuring her for marriage for a long time, but the female constable did not want to marry him. The female constable’s marriage was already fixed somewhere else. Both were to get married in the month of November. There was a stir in the police station due to the female constable taking such a step as suicide.
Brother’s brother-in-law was pressuring her for marriage
The female constable was identified as Priyanka Saroj, a resident of Patora in Jaunpur. Priyanka was a constable of 2018 batch. Priyanka was posted in Thariyanv police station of Fatehpur for the last five years. Priyanka used to live on the third floor of the residential building built in the police station premises. Even after completing her duty on Sunday night, she went to her room. It is alleged that Priyanka’s brother’s brother-in-law Chandan was pressuring her to get married.
The constable’s body was found hanging by the sub-inspector
On Sunday night also, the brother’s brother-in-law tried to pressurize Priyanka for marriage and called her several times between 12 and 1 in the night. When Priyanka said that she would commit suicide if she was pressurized for marriage, Chandan called sub-inspector Vinod posted at the police station and informed him about this. On getting the information, sub-inspector Vinod reached Priyanka’s room. Vinod was stunned to see the scene inside. Constable Priyanka’s body was hanging on the noose.
A case was filed against the accused
The deceased constable’s father Sankatha Prasad said that his son’s brother-in-law was pressurizing his daughter for marriage, due to which she was very upset. Fed up with this, she committed suicide. Priyanka’s marriage was already fixed, but Chandan was constantly harassing her. Police have filed a case against Chandan and his family.