Kupwara woman dies after consuming poison at her in-laws home in Bla, family alleges murder

Kupwara woman dies after consuming poison at her in-laws home in Bla, family alleges murder

 

Case registered to investigate allegations, in-laws being questioned: Police

 

 

Baramulla, Nov 11: In a tragic incident, a woman died after consuming poison at her in-laws’ home in Hadpura area in North Kashmir’s Baramulla on Monday, while her parental family has alleged that persistent physical and emotional abuse by her husband led her to take this extreme step.

 

Mushtaq Ahmad, deceased’s relatives told the news agency Kashmir News Observer, that a woman (name withheld) had suffered ongoing abuse since the first year of her marriage three years ago.

 

“Her husband would beat her frequently. It became so common that she felt she had nowhere to turn,” he explained.

 

Despite multiple interventions from the family and a legal case last year, which is still sub-judice, the pattern allegedly continued, Ahmed said.

 

He said that the neighbours rushed the woman to the Baramulla hospital on Sunday evening, and the deceased woman was undergoing treatment at the hospital, however, breathed her last at around 3 am.

 

Meanwhile, Police officials told KNO that they have registered a case and are investigating the allegations.

 

“We have called her husband for questioning, and will follow with the other family members,” he said, while assuring a fool-proof probe into the allegations.

 

Dr. Parvaiz Masoodi, Medical Superintendent at GMC Baramulla, confirmed the incident, and said that they received the patient who had taken poison and despite their efforts, she did not survive. He added that a post-mortem report would provide more details—(KNO)