Kolkata: Baguiati police station has arrested a person for allegedly abetting his wife to commit suicide.
According to police, Antara Sarkar Acharjee's body was found inside a room of his hired flat at a housing complex near Haldiram's on Wednesday.
Her husband claimed that he does not know why his wife committed suicide.
On Sunday, Antara's father Ranjit Acharjee, a resident of Khalisakota Pally near Birati, lodged a complaint against his son-in-law Surajit Sarkar alleging that he used to torture his daughter.
Sources informed that Ranjit said her daughter and Ranjit were married in February 2006.
It was alleged that after a few years of their marriage, Surajit started torturing Antara as she could not give birth to a child.
Using this as a allegation, Surajit used to torture her mentally and physically. Ranjit also alleged that not only Surajit but his family members also used to torture Antara regularly based on the
same allegation.
Though Antara used to live at her in-laws' home in Birati, recently Surajit hired a flat at a housing complex near Haldiram's bus stop. It was thought that the torture would come to an end. However, Antara continued to face pressure from her husband, alleged her father.
It was also alleged that after shifting to their hired flat, Surajit not only tortured her but also cursed Antara to die. As she was fed up she committed suicide by hanging herself
on Wednesday.
After Ranjit filed the complaint, immediately an FIR was drawn on charges of abetment of Suicide (IPC 306) and acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention (IPC 34).
Later at Sunday night, the sleuths arrested Surajit for allegedly abetting Antara to commit suicide. He was produced before Barasat Court on Monday and remanded him to 5-day police custody.
Sources informed that despite Ranjit's allegations against Surajit's family members, police are waiting to have some kind of proof against them. The body has been set for an autopsy which might throw some light on the cause of her death.