The woman insisted on staying at the police station (Representational)
Rajkot:
A 36-year-old woman, suspected in a case of assault, allegedly hanged herself inside the toilet of a police station in Gujarat’s Rajkot city on Sunday, where she was called for questioning. An official gave this information.
He told that the incident happened in the morning.
“The woman identified as Nayana Koli committed suicide inside the toilet of Aji Dam police station where she was subjected to section 326 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in a case Was called for questioning. In which she was a suspect,” Rajkot DCP (Zone 1) Praveen Meena said.
They said she was brought to the police station on Saturday evening, but she insisted on staying away from her husband for fear.
Meena said that the complainant in the case, who was her ex-boyfriend, did not provide details about her complaint, following which the woman was called for questioning.
The police officer said that it has been learned that she was with the complainant at the time of the incident.
“She was not ready to go home as she was afraid that her husband might come to know about her being with her ex-boyfriend,” he said.
On Sunday morning, she went to the washroom and hung from the ceiling using a ‘dupatta’ (long cloth). His body has been sent for post-mortem and further investigation is on, a police official said.
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