MUMBAI: A 37-year-old woman committed
suicide at her Malwani residence on Monday, fed up of
poverty. Noori Qureshi, the deceased, was a
mother of six. Her husband, Ehsaan, is an autorickshaw driver.
According to the police, the family had difficulty making ends meet. With Eid around the corner, Noori felt the pinch as there was no money for festivities.
Noori and her family lived at the New Collector Compound in Malwani.
On Monday, Noori hanged herself with a dupatta from a rod in her house. Her family discovered her hanging and informed the police. She was rushed to a hospital where doctors pronounced her dead.
A case of accidental death was recorded by the Malwani police. The police are recording Ehsaan's statement. No suicide note was found.