24-yr-old girl commits suicide, youth booked

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, June 11

Sapna Verma (24), a resident of Bhawani Nagar near Gopal Mandir, committed suicide by consuming some poisonous substance after her ‘lover’ allegedly refused to marry her after a year of courtship.

The police have booked the youth, identified as Shivam Nanda (26), a resident of Green Avenue, after a suicide note was found from the victim’s room in which she held him responsible for taking the extreme step.

Aman Verma, a goldsmith and father of the victim, told the police that Sapna was in relationship with the accused for last one year and she wanted to marry him. He said his daughter had informed the family of this development. He said on June 2, Aman Verma had talked to the accused on mobile and he refused to marry her.

Feeling cheated, a perturbed Sapna threatened to end her life by consuming poison, but he tried to console her. He asked her not to take such a step.

He said next day, he, along with his wife, was having tea when Sapna came and said she had consumed some poisonous substance. She was immediately rushed to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital from where she was admitted to a private hospital on Airport Road. He said when she was hospitalised, he checked her room and found a suicide note. He said his daughter died in the hospital on Wednesday evening.

Following his statement and on the basis of the suicide note, the police booked Shivam Nanda on the charge of abetment to suicide (Section 306 of the IPC). “Shivam is son of a hotelier and belonged to a well-to-do family,” said investigating officer Kabal Singh. He said the girl died on Wednesday evening and the body was handed over to the family on Thursday after a postmortem. He said raids were on to nab him.