NEW DELHI: A woman in Uttar Pradesh, married to a police constable, died by suicide after posting a distressing video on Instagram accusing her in-laws of harassment, police said on Sunday.
The deceased, identified as Saumya Kashyap, was the wife of constable Anurag Singh, currently posted with the Eagle Mobile unit at Bakshi Ka Talab police station in Lucknow. She was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her residence.
Authorities were alerted to her death following the circulation of her video message on social media. In the video, Saumya alleged that her in-laws were pressuring her husband to remarry and claimed her brother-in-law had threatened to kill her.
Police have informed her family, who are en route from Mainpuri to Lucknow. A case will be registered once their formal complaint is received, officials stated.
An investigation into the matter is currently underway.
