KAS officer's wife hangs herself in PG digs, cops suspect dowry torture

A 21-year-old wife of a KAS officer has reportedly committed suicide at a paying guest (PG) accommodation at RMV Extension, Sanjaynagar, north Bengaluru.

Police suspect that her husband’s harassment for dowry drove her to the extreme step.

The deceased, Chaitra, was married to Niranjan Kumar, a KAS officer who is currently assistant commissioner (land acquisition) in the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA).

The couple are said to have met a year ago when Chaitra applied for a BDA job. They courted for sometime before getting married. But they kept their marriage secret and Chaitra’s parents learnt about it only recently.

Police believe that Kumar started harassing his wife for dowry, which led to frequent fights between the two. On August 1, Chaitra left him to live in a PG accommodation.

The suicide emerged on Wednesday afternoon after her roommates realised that she had not come out of the room for long. They knocked on the door, but there was no response.  
They later found her hanging from the ceiling fan.

Father’s statement

Chaitra’s father, who visited the jurisdictional Sanjaynagar police station, accused Kumar of “torturing” her.

Based on his complaint, police registered a case of abetment to suicide against Kumar and are tracing him as he has gone incommunicado.

Police are investigating whether Kumar was already married.