In yet another case of horrific crime, the 20-year-old woman who was found hanging from a tree here with her hands tied behind her back is alleged to have committed suicide after her boyfriend blocked her number.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Omveer Singh said she killed herself after watching a You tube video, even as her family alleged murder. Her wedding was fixed with another man which is why she took this extreme step.
"She was distressed after her boyfriend blocked her mobile number while her marriage with another man was scheduled for April 25," he said.
The woman was found hanging six feet above the ground from a jamun tree in a village in the Nagra area, with her hands tied behind her back, the police had said.
Singh said that the woman had watched a video on how to commit suicide on YouTube before killing herself.
Post-mortem findings, electronic evidence including call recordings, and physical evidence, support the suicide theory, he further claimed.
“Technical evidence does not strongly implicate those initially suspected. So far, all findings point towards suicide, though the investigation is still ongoing,” SP Singh added.
However, the woman’s brother rejected the police's claim, alleging she was brutalized and murdered by four people from her village before being hanged from the tree.
Meanwhile, a 12-member delegation from the Samajwadi Party (SP) Mahila Sabha, led by district president Kanchan Bharti, met the victim’s family and demanded justice.
The SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and the Uttar Pradesh Congress criticized the Yogi Adityanath government over the incident, alleging a failure to protect women.
Police have registered a case against four people from the woman’s village based on the complaint lodged by her family, which initially alleged murder.
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