Ludhiana resident gets 7-year jail for abetting wife’s suicide

Legal Correspondent

Ludhiana, August 3

Additional Sessions Judge Lukhvinder Kaur Duggal has convicted Rajinder Kumar (33 years) of New Satguru Nagar, Mundian Kalan, Ludhiana, in a suicide case of his wife Hemleen Kaushal, aka Preeti.

The woman committed suicide by hanging with a ceiling fan just four years after the marriage leaving behind a son.

He was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for seven years along with a fine of Rs 25,000.

Additional Public Prosecutor Pooja Singhal said that a case against the accused was registered on Feburary 21, 2016 on the statement of Navdeep, brother of victim at Jamalpur police station. The complainant had stated to the police that the accused used to harass his sister under the influence of liquor and in respect of that many time, panchayati compromise was got effected between them.

On 20.2.2016 at about 6 pm, his sister Hemleen informed her mother Raksha through mobile phone that her husband was harassing her under the influence of liquor. After some times, sister-in-law (jethani) of his sister namely Seema Kaushal informed that Preeti had hanged herself and they were taking her to the hospital.