The mysterious death of 26-year-old Lakshmi Priya in Bengaluru has raised many questions. Woman found dead after sending mobile password to sister just before death. The family has made serious allegations of dowry harassment, mental and physical torture against husband Rajesh Aaradhya and in-laws. Police are now scanning chats and digital evidence.
Bengaluru: A very painful and shocking incident has come to light from Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka, where a 26-year-old woman, Lakshmi Priya, committed suicide after being fed up with the alleged harassment of her in-laws. Just before taking this dreadful step, the woman shared her mobile password on her younger sister’s WhatsApp, which has created a lot of suspense in this whole matter. The family of the deceased has made serious allegations against the husband and in-laws.
That last message at 2:31 pm: The secret of the mobile password
This entire incident happened on the afternoon of May 22, when Lakshmi Priya suddenly texted her mobile phone password to her younger sister Jayashree at around 2:31 pm. Seeing this unexpected message, the family trembled with the fear of something untoward. He immediately tried to contact Lakshmi Priya and dialed the phone continuously, but got only silence from the other end; No reply came. Shortly after this, husband Rajesh Aaradhya called her parents and informed them that Lakshmi Priya is no more in this world.
Has life changed after marriage?
According to the police complaint lodged, Lakshmi Priya was married to Rajesh Aaradhya, a resident of Mysore, on May 11, 2023. It is alleged that soon after the marriage, husband Rajesh, father-in-law Palaksharadhya and mother-in-law Bhagyamma started harassing her mentally and physically continuously. Meanwhile, Lakshmi Priya gave birth to a baby girl and she stayed in her maternal home for about six months, but the cruel attitude of her in-laws did not change. Ultimately, breaking from the torture, he embraced death. The police have registered a case under the Indian Justice Code (BNS) and Dowry Prohibition Act and started investigation.
What came to light in the police investigation?
Based on the family’s complaint, the police have registered a case against the husband and in-laws under relevant sections of the Indian Justice Code (BNS) and Dowry Prohibition Act. At present the police is examining mobile chats, call records and digital evidence. Investigating officials believe that sharing the phone password can prove to be an important clue in this case. Police are also trying to find out whether Lakshmi Priya had preserved any kind of message, recording or evidence in her phone.
Wave of suicides across the country: Daughters terrified from Bhopal to Bellary
This suspicious death of Lakshmi Priya is not an isolated incident. Many shocking cases of spousal harassment are coming to light in the country at present. Recently, the case of Twisha Sharma, a resident of Noida in Bhopal, is still under investigation, where Twisha was found dead in her in-laws house just 5 months after her marriage to Samarth Singh, son of a retired judge.
Another similar case came to light in Bellary, Karnataka, where 24-year-old Aishwarya, fed up with dowry harassment by her veterinarian husband Pradeep Kumar and in-laws, hanged herself on May 17. Only after one and a half years of love marriage, Aishwarya had to commit suicide by writing a suicide note, after which the police arrested her husband. These incidents coming out one after the other have raised deep concern over the increasing graph of marital cruelty in the society.
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